The bombing of Zadar during the Second World War by the Allies lasted from November 1943 to October 1944. Although other large cities in Italy were also bombed, the bombing of Zara stands out because of the number of attacks and the number of fatalities. Reports vary greatly; the Allies documented 30 bombing raids, while contemporary Italian accounts claim 54. Fatalities recorded range from under 1,000, up to as many as 4,000 of the city's 20,000 inhabitants.

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  • The bombing of Zadar during the Second World War by the Allies lasted from November 1943 to October 1944. Although other large cities in Italy were also bombed, the bombing of Zara stands out because of the number of attacks and the number of fatalities. Reports vary greatly; the Allies documented 30 bombing raids, while contemporary Italian accounts claim 54. Fatalities recorded range from under 1,000, up to as many as 4,000 of the city's 20,000 inhabitants. Over the course of the bombing, 60% of the city's buildings were destroyed. Zadar has been called the "Dresden of the Adriatic" because of perceived similarities to the Allied bombing that city. In both cases, Allied bombs devastated a city rich in artistic and historical treasures but with no apparent industrial or military targets. It is the most significant historical event in Zadar after the Siege of Zadar in 1202 by forces of the Fourth Crusade.
  • I bombardamenti di Zara durante la seconda guerra mondiale ad opera delle forze aeree alleate causarono la quasi totale distruzione della città, exclave italiana in Dalmazia dai tempi del Trattato di Rapallo del novembre del 1920 ed in seguito assegnata alla Repubblica Socialista Federale di Jugoslavia dal trattato di pace del 1947. Il numero dei bombardamenti e delle vittime, ma soprattutto i motivi delle ripetute azioni aeree contro la città - il tutto nel quadro dell'esodo praticamente totale della popolazione autoctona italiana - furono e sono tuttora oggetto di grandi polemiche.
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  • The bombing of Zadar during the Second World War by the Allies lasted from November 1943 to October 1944. Although other large cities in Italy were also bombed, the bombing of Zara stands out because of the number of attacks and the number of fatalities. Reports vary greatly; the Allies documented 30 bombing raids, while contemporary Italian accounts claim 54. Fatalities recorded range from under 1,000, up to as many as 4,000 of the city's 20,000 inhabitants.
  • I bombardamenti di Zara durante la seconda guerra mondiale ad opera delle forze aeree alleate causarono la quasi totale distruzione della città, exclave italiana in Dalmazia dai tempi del Trattato di Rapallo del novembre del 1920 ed in seguito assegnata alla Repubblica Socialista Federale di Jugoslavia dal trattato di pace del 1947.
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  • Bombing of Zadar in World War II
  • Bombardamenti di Zara
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