VAZDUŠNA BOMBARDOVANJA SARAJEVA U DRUGOM SVJETSKOM RATU
AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF SARAJEVO IN WORLD WAR TWO

Summary/Abstract: Aerial bombardment during World War Two hit every part of the Sarajevo city area. Most of the victims were civilians as bombs fell on the buildings and areas which had no military significance. First attacks were executed by the Nazi Germany Luftwaffe, while from the end of 1943, the bombing was carried out by the Allied air forces. Both tactical and strategic forces operated over Sarajevo dropping bombs from 50 to 1800 kilograms. Through comparison of the data collected from the available archives of the aviation units which did the bombings and military and civilian authorities from Sarajevo, including previous researches of the air war, this article compiles the war effort put in the bombings, aimed targets, city areas which were stricken, the goals and the outcomes. It also puts the bombings into a historical context, to shed light on the reasons which led to the devastating consequences for the city and its citizens.

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