| Date |
Location |
Estimated civilian deaths |
Countries and units involved |
Equipment |
Wikipedia sources |
| 01914-11-05 5 November 1914 - 1918 |
Kingdom of Serbia |
560 |
Austro-Hungary |
cannons |
Serbian Campaign (World War I) |
| 01915-01-19 19 January 1915 - 1918 |
United Kingdom |
557 |
German Imperial Navy |
Zeppelin, Gotha Bomber |
Strategic Bombing |
| 01915-06-15 15 June 1915 - 1918 |
Karlsruhe, Germany |
168 |
French Army |
|
Strategic Bombing |
| 01937-04-26 26 April 1937 |
Gernika, Spain |
1,650 |
German Luftwaffe, Legion Condor |
Do 17, He 111, Ju 52 |
Bombing of Gernika |
| 01938-02-18 18 February 1938 - August 23, 1943 |
Chongqing, China |
|
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service |
|
Bombing of Chongqing |
| 01939-09-01 1 September 1939 |
Wielun, Poland |
1,200 |
German Luftwaffe |
Ju 87 |
Bombing of Wielun in World War II |
| 01939-09-13 13 September 1939 |
Frampol, Poland |
|
German Luftwaffe |
Ju 87 |
Bombing of Frampol in World War II |
| 01939-09-25 25 September 1939 |
Warsaw, Poland |
|
German Luftwaffe |
|
Bombing of Warsaw in World War II |
| 01940-05-13 13 May 1940 |
Rotterdam, Netherlands |
800 - 900 |
German Luftwaffe, KG 54 |
He 111 |
Bombing of Rotterdam |
| 01940-08-09 9 August 1940 to April 23, 1943 |
Birmingham, United Kingdom |
2,241 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Birmingham Blitz |
| 01940-11-14 14 November 1940 |
Coventry, United Kingdom |
568 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
History of Coventry |
| 01940-09-07 7 September 1940 through to 16 May 1941 |
Mainly London, United Kingdom |
43,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
The Blitz |
| 01940-12-12 12 December 1940 and 15 December 1940 |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
660 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Sheffield Blitz |
| 01940-12-20 20 December 1940 to May 7, 1941 |
Liverpool, United Kingdom |
2,400 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Liverpool Blitz |
| 01941-06-24 24 June 1941 |
Minsk, USSR |
1,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Minsk Blitz |
| 01941-04-06 6 April 1941 to April 10, 1941 |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
17,500 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Bombing of Belgrade in World War II |
| 01941-04-15 15 April 1941 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland |
1,000 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Belfast Blitz |
| 01941-05-06 6 May 1941/May 7, 1941 |
Greenock, United Kingdom |
280 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Greenock Blitz |
| 01941-12-22 22 December 1941/December 23, 1941 |
Manchester, United Kingdom |
700 |
German Luftwaffe |
|
Manchester Blitz |
| 01942-02-19 19 February 1942 |
Darwin, Australia |
243 |
Imperial Japanese Navy |
|
Air raids on Darwin, February 19, 1942 |
| 01942-05-30 30 May 1942/May 31, 1942 |
Cologne, Germany |
411 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) |
|
Bombing of Cologne in World War II |
| 01943-07-27 27 July 1943 |
Hamburg, Germany |
40,000 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Hamburg in World War II |
| 01943-11-18 18 November 1943 to March 1944 |
Berlin, Germany |
|
British Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Battle of Berlin (air) |
| 01944-10-15 15 October 1944 |
Braunschweig, Germany |
1000 approx. 1,000 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) |
|
Bombing of Braunschweig in World War II |
| 01944-12-10 10 December 1944 - December 16, 1944 |
Antwerp, Belgium |
1,736 |
German Luftwaffe |
V-2 rockets |
V-2 rocket |
| 01945-02-13 13 February 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 |
| 01945-02-23 23 February 1945 |
Pforzheim, Germany |
17,600 |
British Royal Air Force (RAF) |
|
Bombing of Pforzheim in World War II |
| 01945-03-09 9 March 1945 to March 10, 1945 |
Tokyo, Japan |
100,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Tokyo in World War II |
| 01945-03-17 17 March 1945 |
Kobe, Japan |
8,841 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Bombing of Kobe in World War II |
| 01945-08-06 6 August 1945 |
Hiroshima, Japan |
70,000 - 80,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 01945-08-09 9 August 1945 |
Nagasaki, Japan |
40,000 |
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) |
|
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| 01970-05-09 9 May 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 |
| 01972-12-18 18 December 1972 - December 29, 1972 |
North Vietnam |
1318 |
United States Eighth Air Force and Seventh Air Force |
B-52 |
Operation Linebacker II |
| October 2000 - December 2007 |
Sderot, Israel |
|
Palestinian terror, Gaza Strip |
Qassam rockets |
