Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II

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Allied bombing of Yugoslavia
Part of World War II in Yugoslavia
Date 20 October 1943 – 18 September 1944 Location Kingdom of Yugoslavia 44°49′N 20°28′E / 44.817°N 20.467°E / 44.817; 20.467
Belligerents
Allies  United States  United Kingdom  Soviet Union	Axis  Germany Government of National Salvation  Independent State of Croatia
Units involved
United States Air Force Royal Air Force Balkan Air Force	Luftwaffe

The Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II involved air attacks on cities and towns in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) and Royal Air Force (RAF), including the Balkan Air Force (BAF), between 1941 and 1945, during which period the entire country was occupied by the Axis powers. Dozens of Yugoslav cities and towns were bombed, many repeatedly. These attacks included intensive air support for Yugoslav Partisan operations in May–June 1944, and a bombing campaign against transport infrastructure in September 1944 as the German Wehrmacht withdrew from Greece and Yugoslavia. This latter operation was known as Operation Ratweek. Some of the attacks caused significant civilian casualties.