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The bombing of Wieluń, one of the first military acts of World War II and the first major act of bombing, was carried out on a town that had little to no military value. [77] Similarly, the bombing of Frampol has been described as an experiment to test the German tactics and weapons effectiveness.
At the beginning of World War II, bombing of cities prior to invasion was an integral part of Nazi Germany's strategy. In the first stages of war, the Germans carried out many bombings of towns and cities in Poland (1939), including the capital Warsaw (also bombed in 1944), with Wieluń being the first city destroyed by 75%. [40]
13 September: The Bombing of Frampol was the war's first area bombardment 20 September: The first recorded RAF "kill" of the Second World War is the shooting down of a Messerschmitt Bf 109 by air observer Sergeant F Letchford aboard a Fairey Battle flown by Flying Officer LH Baker from 88 Squadron. [9]
Syrian Civil War: 3 July Bombing 347+ 250+ Baghdad, Iraq: 2016 Karrada bombing: At least 346 people were killed, and over 246 injured, in a series of coordinated bomb attacks in Baghdad. Early in the evening of July 3, a large car bomb exploded in the middle of a busy market, killing nearly 346 civilians. [41]
Barrel bomb: Improvised unguided aerial bomb made from a barrel or barrel-shaped container filled with explosives. They can sometimes be filled with chemicals, shrapnel and oil. 1948 Israel: Blockbuster bomb "High capacity" bomb for maximum blast effect, only used during World War II. April 1941 United Kingdom: Bouncing bomb
Bombing of Berlin in World War II; in the first four months of the RAF campaign, the RAF lost around 1,000 aircraft; the USAAF joined the Berlin campaign from March 1944, with Mustang fighter support; the Luftwaffe fighter pilots were deeply alarmed by the numbers of the Mustangs; on 6 March 1944, the first large US raid drops 1600 tons of bombs from 600 bombers, with around 160 of the 800 ...
The German bombing has been called, by some authors, the first Blitz, alluding to the Blitz of the Second World War. [4] The defence organisation developed by the British foreshadowed the ground-controlled interception system used in the Second World War.
The bombing of Rome was controversial, and General Henry H. Arnold described Vatican City as a "hot potato" because of the importance of Catholics in the U.S. Armed Forces. [10] British public opinion, however, was more aligned towards the bombing of the city, due to the participation of Italian planes in The Blitz over London. [10]