The bombing of Gorla, also known as the Gorla massacre (Italian: la strage di Gorla), was an aerial bombing attack on Gorla, a quartiere of Milan, Italy, conducted by the United States Army Air Forces in October 1944. The bombing was precipitated when a navigational error placed an American bomber force over Gorla instead of its intended target.
Taking place during a protracted campaign of strategic bombing of Milan, some 614 civilians were killed, most notably 184[1] children at the Francesco Crispi primary school in the quartiere.[2][1][3]
^ abLupiano, Vincent dePaul (2022-12-15). Operation Ginny: The Most Significant Commando Raid of WWII. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4930-6800-5.
^Foot, J. (2009-12-07). Italy's Divided Memory. Springer. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-230-10183-8.
^Fellow, Hunter Moyler (2019-10-20). "Why Is the Mayor of Milan Asking the U.S. for an Apology?". Newsweek. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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