Bombing of Podgorica in World War II

The bombing of Podgorica in World War II was carried out by the Allies from 1943 to 1944 at the request of the Yugoslav Partisans.

The state was de facto dissolved, and Montenegro, in which Podgorica was the largest city, became independent as a protectorate of the Kingdom of Italy.

[2] By December, the German troops had begun setting off bomb sirens in the city, which resulted in many citizens taking shelter in nearby caves.

[4] The attack resulted in only four German casualties and approximately 100 Chetnik deaths, and 400 Montenegrin civilians were killed.

[8] International law dictates that a country's recognized government has the right to bombard any of its cities that is occupied by enemy forces.

Strike photograph of the daylight attack by Liberator, Wellington and Halifax aircraft of the RAF on the Yugoslav town of Podgorica. German escort vehicles, with troops escaping from Greece, had waited in that town for darkness to fall before they fled northwards.