Bombing of Ancona in World War II
| Bombing of Ancona | |||||
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| Part of World War II | |||||
Ancona in 1944 | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
| United States |
Kingdom of Italy Italian Social Republic | ||||
The bombing of Ancona was a series of attacks by the United States Air Force on the city of Ancona in the Marche, Italy during World War II. The raids caused heavy civilian casualties and destroyed or damaged nearly 70 % of the city.