site.btaNovember 14, 1943: Allies Start Large-Scale Air Raids of Bulgaria during WWII
Sofia centre after air raids on January 12, 1944 (BTA Archive Photo)
November 14, 1943 saw the start the biggest air offensive against Bulgaria. For five months to come, Sofia was periodically bombed by the Allies. On January 4 and 24, 1944, due to a thick fog over Sofia, US and British aircraft bombed Dupnitsa and Vratsa, expert Lilia Krivorova of the National Museum of Military History told BTA.
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