Bombing of Sarajevo in World War II

Damaged houses near the synagogue in Sarajevo (April 1941)
Aerial photo of Sarajevo during a Allied bombing mission (November 1944)

The bombing of Sarajevo in the Second World War occurred first in April 1941[1] then it was followed by a series of Allied bombings between November 1943 until the end of 1944.[2] Between 1943 and 1944, a total of 1,013 tons of bombs were dropped in Sarajevo. More than 170 American and more than 150 British bombers participated during these missions.[2]

  1. ^ Radiosarajevo.ba. "Priča o Sarajevu: 6. april 1941. - 6. april 1945. - 6. april 1992". Radio Sarajevo. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  2. ^ a b "Saveznici na bosanskohercegovačkom nebu: Bombardiranje Bosne i Sarajeva". ARHIV STAV (in Bosnian). 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-11-28.