Bombing of Zagreb in World War II

The bombing of Zagreb in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1944 until 1945. According to a 1950 census of war victims, a total of 327 people were killed by bombing.^[1]

Over the course of the bombing, the areas of Črnomerec, Borongaj and Pleso were hit the hardest.^[2] Borongaj was targeted as a location of a military airfield.^[3]

On February 22, 1944, a Dominican monastery was hit by the bombing, resulting in the deaths of eight theology students.^[4] In response to these deaths, archbishop of Zagreb Aloysius Stepinac sent a letter to the British ambassador to the Holy See.^[5]

On May 30, 1944, 100 bombs were dropped on Borongaj, each weighing 250 kg.^[6]

In 2007 and 2008, unexploded ordnance was found in Maksimir during construction.^[7]^[8] In 2008 a bomb was found in the nearby town of Sveta Nedelja.^[9]

^ Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 75.
^ Saša Kosanović (27 January 2004). "Ne može se utvrditi koliko su Hrvata ubili saveznici" [It cannot be determined how many Croats were killed by the Allies]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
^ "Savezničko bombardiranje Zagreba (1944.)". 21 February 2021.
^ Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 77.
^ "Biografija bl. Alojzija Stepinca" (in Croatian). Roman Catholic Parish of Budaševo, Sisak, Croatia. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2010-04-20. Stepinac je osudio savezničko bombardiranje hrvatskog kopna 1944., gdje su njemačke snage imale jaka uporišta. U pismu upućenom britanskom veleposlaniku pri Svetoj stolici 7. ožujka 1944. navodi [...]
^ Zagreb: Pronađena još jedna bomba iz II. svjetskog rata^{[permanent dead link]}
^ FOTO: U Maksimiru pronađena još jedna bomba Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Nina Tomljanović; Marko Biočina (2008-01-24). "Mapa bombardiranja Zagreba" [Zagreb bombing map]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
^ "Pronađena još jedna avionska bomba bez eksploziva" (in Croatian). 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

[FOOTNOTEKarakaš_Obradov200775-1] Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 75.

[2] Saša Kosanović (27 January 2004). "Ne može se utvrditi koliko su Hrvata ubili saveznici" [It cannot be determined how many Croats were killed by the Allies]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

[3] "Savezničko bombardiranje Zagreba (1944.)". 21 February 2021.

[FOOTNOTEKarakaš_Obradov200777-4] Karakaš Obradov 2007, p. 77.

[5] "Biografija bl. Alojzija Stepinca" (in Croatian). Roman Catholic Parish of Budaševo, Sisak, Croatia. Archived from the original on 2011-02-15. Retrieved 2010-04-20. Stepinac je osudio savezničko bombardiranje hrvatskog kopna 1944., gdje su njemačke snage imale jaka uporišta. U pismu upućenom britanskom veleposlaniku pri Svetoj stolici 7. ožujka 1944. navodi [...]

[6] Zagreb: Pronađena još jedna bomba iz II. svjetskog rata^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] FOTO: U Maksimiru pronađena još jedna bomba Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine

[8] Nina Tomljanović; Marko Biočina (2008-01-24). "Mapa bombardiranja Zagreba" [Zagreb bombing map]. Nacional (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2010-04-20.

[9] "Pronađena još jedna avionska bomba bez eksploziva" (in Croatian). 14 February 2008. Retrieved 15 September 2017.

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