Bombing of Sofia in World War II
Joint UK and US Air Force raids on Sofia, Bulgaria during WWII / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Bulgarian capital of Sofia suffered a series of Allied bombing raids during World War II, from mid 1941 to early 1944. Bulgaria declared war on the United Kingdom and the United States on 13 December 1941. The Southern Italy-based Allied air forces extended the range of their strategic operations to include Bulgaria and other Axis allies in 1943.
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Bombing of Sofia in World War II | |||||
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Part of Bulgaria during World War II | |||||
Bombing of Sofia, April 1944 | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
United Kingdom United States Yugoslavia (1941) Greece (1941) | Bulgaria | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
John Simpson Jimmy Doolittle |
Dimitar Ayranov Vasil Valkov | ||||
Strength | |||||
2,387–2,500 aircraft |
150–200 aircraft 11 heavy air defense batteries | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
Military ranks: 256 killed (159 in battle, 28 missing, 69 died of their wounds); 333 captured; unspecified number of wounded Airplanes shot down: 185 bombers and fightersUnspecified number damaged aircraft |
Military ranks: 23 killed in battle (22 Bulgarians, 1 German) Civilian population, etc.: 3,950 killed, wounded or missing; 4,744 wounded Damaged buildings: 12,657 Planes down: 27 Unspecified number of damaged aircraft |
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