Bombing of Palermo in World War II

Bombing of Palermo
Part of World War II

A bomb-damaged street in Palermo
DateJune 1940 – July 1943
Location
Belligerents
United States
United Kingdom
Kingdom of Italy

During World War II the Italian city of Palermo, the regional capital and largest city of Sicily, was heavily bombed by both the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Force.