| Date |
Location |
Estimated civilian deaths |
Countries and units involved |
Equipment |
Wikipedia sources |
| November 5, 1914 - 1918 |
Kingdom of Serbia |
560 |
Austro-Hungary |
cannons |
Serbian Campaign (World War I) |
| January 19, 1915 - 1918 |
United Kingdom |
557 |
German Imperial Navy |
Zeppelin, Gotha Bomber |
Strategic Bombing |
| June 15, 1915 - 1918 |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
168 |
French Army |
|
Strategic Bombing |
| April 26, 1937 |
Guernica, Spain |
1,650 |
German Luftwaffe, Legion Condor |
Do 17, He 111, Ju 52 |
Bombing of Guernica |
| February 18, 1938 - August 23, 1943 |
Chongqing, China |
|
Japanese Airforce |
|
Bombing of Chongqing |
| September 1, 1939 |
Wielun, Poland |
1,200 |
German Luftwaffe |
Ju 87 |
Bombing of Wielun in World War II |
| September 13, 1939 |
Frampol, Poland |
|
German Luftwaffe |
Ju 87 |
Bombing of Frampol in World War II |
| September 25, 1939 |
Warsaw, Poland |
|
German Luftwaffe |
|
Bombing of Warsaw in World War II |
| May 13, 1940 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
800 - 900 |
German Luftwaffe, KG 54 |
He 111 |
Bombing of Rotterdam |
| August 9, 1940 to April 23, 1943 |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
2,241 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Birmingham Blitz |
| November 14, 1940 |
Coventry, United Kingdom |
568 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
History of Coventry |
| 7 September 1940 through to 16 May 1941 |
Mainly London, United Kingdom |
43,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
The Blitz |
| 12 December and 15 December 1940 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
660 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Sheffield Blitz |
| December 20, 1940 to May 7, 1941 |
Liverpool, United Kingdom |
2,400 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Liverpool Blitz |
| June 24, 1941 |
Minsk, USSR |
1,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Minsk Blitz |
| April 6 to April 10, 1941 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
17,500 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Bombing of Belgrade in World War II |
| April 15, 1941 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
1,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Belfast Blitz |
| May 6/May 7, 1941 |
Greenock, United Kingdom |
280 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Greenock Blitz |
| December 22, December 23, 1941 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
700 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Manchester Blitz |
| February 19, 1942 |
Darwin, Australia |
243 |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
|
Air raids on Darwin, February 19, 1942 |
| May 30/May 31, 1942 |
Cologne, Germany |
411 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) |
|
Bombing of Cologne in World War II |
| July 27, 1943 |
Hamburg, Germany |
40,000 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II |
| November 18, 1943 to March 1944 |
Berlin, Germany |
|
British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Battle of Berlin (air) |
| December 10 - December 16, 1944 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
1,736 |
German Luftwaffe |
V-2 rockets |
V-2 rocket |
| February 13, 1945 |
Dresden, Germany |
25,000 - 30,000 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Dresden in World War II |
| February 23, 1945 |
Pforzheim, Germany |
17,600 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) |
|
Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II |
| March 9 to March 10, 1945 |
Tokyo, Japan |
100,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Tokyo in World War II |
| March 17, 1945 |
Kobe, Japan |
8,841 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Kobe in World War II |
| August 6, 1945 |
Hiroshima, Japan |
70,000 - 80,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| August 9, 1945 |
Nagasaki, Japan |
40,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| May 9, 1970 - October 23, 1970 |
North Vietnam |
|
United States Eighth Air Force and Seventh Air Force, United States Navy Task Force 77 |
B-52 |
Operation Linebacker |
| December 18, 1972 - December 29, 1972 |
North Vietnam |
1318 |
United States Eighth Air Force and Seventh Air Force |
B-52 |
Operation Linebacker II |
