The bombardment by the Allied Powers from 1940-1944
Allied Bombing of Naples
Part of World War II
Naples under bombardment in 1943
Date
1940-1944
Location
Naples
40°50′00″N 14°15′00″E
Result
Strategic Allied victory
Belligerents
Allies
Fascist Italy
Casualties and losses
20,000 - 25,000 civilians
During World War II the Italian city of Naples suffered approximately 200 air raids by the Allies from 1940 to 1944; only Milan was attacked more frequently. Almost all of the attacks — a total of 181 — were launched in the first nine months of 1943 before the Four days of Naples and the Allied occupation of the city at the beginning of October. Estimates of civilian casualties vary between 20,000 and 25,000 killed.[1][2]
^Air Raids on Naples in WWII Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
^Lucia Monda - Napoli durante la II guerra mondiale ovvero: i 100 bombardamenti di Napoli. - Relazione convegno I.S.S.E.S Istituto di Studi Storici Economici e Sociali del 5 marzo 2005 Napoli durante la II guerra mondiale(in Italian)
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