What the records say
- When
- Dec 1943
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 45.55° N, 11.55° E
- Description
- historical event
Placed at the town its title names, Vicenza.
Bombing of Vicenza in World War II
The bombing of Vicenza was a series of attacks by the United States Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force on the Italian city of Vicenza, Veneto, during World War II. The purpose of these raids was to disable the city's marshalling yard and airport, but the bombing also caused considerable collateral damage to the city itself.
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