Bombing of Palestine in World War II
- Bombing of Palestine in World War II
The bombings of Palestine in World War II, which started in July 1940, were part of an Italian effort to strike at the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations wherever possible. The bombings in the British Mandate of Palestine were primarily centered on Tel Aviv and Haifa. However, many other coastal towns also suffered. On 9 September 1940, a bombing of Tel Aviv caused 137 deaths. [ [http://tel-aviv.millenium.org.il/NR/exeres/A90C2246-AEE0-4273-9EC7-9BD7CAEC145B,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published The Italian Bombing] , at the website of Tel Aviv Municipality (Hebrew)] [Maya Zamir, [http://www.tam.co.il/7_9_2007/magazin1.htm The Day of The bombing] , Tel Aviv Magazine, 7th of September 2007 (Hebrew)]
In mid-October 1940, the Italians also bombed American-operated oil refineries in the British Protectorate of Bahrain. Rome declared that their bombers had set a new distance record, covering 2,800 miles on the outgoing trip from bases in Libya or Italy. The Italians insisted that the planes had been refueled from submarine tankers. [Time Magazine, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,764881,00.html Record Raid] ]
Footnotes
4. [http://www.isracast.com/article.aspx?ID=470&t=Why-Italian-Planes-Bombed-Tel-Aviv? Italian Planes Bomb Tel-Aviv] , IsraCast.com
ee also
* Syria-Lebanon Campaign
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Middle East Theatre of World War II — … Wikipedia
World War II — the war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945. Abbr.: WWII * * * or Second World War (1939–45)… … Universalium
World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… … Universalium
World War I — This article is about the major war of 1914–1918. For other uses, see World War One (disambiguation) and Great War (disambiguation). World War I … Wikipedia
World War II — WWII redirects here. For other uses, see WWII (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I — Middle Eastern theatre Part of World War I Gallipoli Campaign, April 191 … Wikipedia
Collaboration with the Axis Powers during World War II — World War II seriesv · d · e … Wikipedia
Military history of Australia during World War I — … Wikipedia
Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II — Periods and eras in English history Anglo Saxon period (927–1066) Norman period … Wikipedia
Siege of Malta (World War II) — Siege of Malta Part of the Second World War Mediterranean theatre … Wikipedia
