battle, notable, interwar and Second World War
Air Raid on Bari
Air Raid on Bari was a battle fought in 1943 at Bari, in what is now Italy. It was part of World War II, which ran from 1939 to 1945. The recorded result: German victory.
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Where it sits in World War II
Record
| Date | 1943 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bari, Italy 41.117N, 16.867E | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 105 Junkers Ju 88 A-4 bombers | |
| Casualties and losses | One aircraft destroyed | 29 ships sunk; harbour extensively damaged; 1,000 military and merchant marine personnel killed; 1,000 civilians killed |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Bari 1068, 1.0 km N
- Siege of Modugno 1799, 7.9 km SW
- Battle of Bitonto 1734, 15 km W
- Battle of Ruvo 1503, 32 km W
- Siege of Monopoli 1529, 41 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Livno December 1943
- After: Bombing of Marseille 1943
- All 1155 engagements of World War II
Elsewhere in 1943
Air Raid on Bari is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,038 in present-day Italy.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q714253, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Air raid on Bari, revision 1381237947, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.