Talk:Bombing of Sofia in World War II

As a matter of fact, the first Allied bombing of Sofia was done by the British as early as April 1941 when Nazi Germany started its invasion of Yugoslavia partly from Bulgarian territory. There were several casualties in the area of Sofia Central Railway Station. --Vladko 15:14, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I'd suggest adding this to the article :) Todor→Bozhinov 15:52, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm not sure about the British, but I know that a group of aircraft of the First Bomber Regiment of the Yugoslav Royal Air Force carried out several raids on Sofia flying from Davidovac auxiliary airfield near Paraćin. On the 6th of April they targeted the army barracks and the train station. On the 7th - the school "Aleksandar Levsky" where the Germans supposedly were, the train station (again) and the Bulgarian troops under tents. The aircraft flown by the Regiment were Yugoslav licence-built Bristol Blenheims Mk I (a British design), so they were probably mistaken for British aircraft. In addition to that three Yugoslav Do17-k s carried out a raid on an airfield near Sofia which the German Luftwaffe used destroying some hangars and possibly some aircraft.

Veljko Stevanovich 13. 08. 2007. UTC+1

This article is false, factually incorrect and does not quote any official source. Please be reminded that factually sound sources are available from the State archive, according to which there have been three bombings of Sofia with 21 injured and none killed. This is the official record of what has happened. What you have put up here is not factual, and shortly - a lie! Also, please note:

Reliable sources and notability Further information: Wikipedia:Notability

What you quote, does not contain information as put in this article![User:DemonX|DemonX] (talk) 14:49, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because G. Wendel was the only foreign pilot killed in air battle over Bulgaria, while defending Bulgaria, which makes him noteworthy and unique (hence, the detailed Bulgarian language entry about him). --Scrpp (talk) 13:21, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

G'day, I suggest you enter the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Gerhard Wengel. Regards, Peacemaker67 (send... over) 06:55, 29 January 2013 (UTC)

Why was Bulgaria actually bombarded in the first place?

I recently found a lecture by Prof. Richard Crampton (a renowned British historian on Bulgarian history) mostly about the period between WW1 and WW2, and during WW2, held in the British Embassy in Sofia. You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4k3h3Q201c This might be a beacon to actually find more historical documents (sadly, as Mr. Crampton states, very few are translated in English although he did mention that German and French translations are in a much greater quantity). The article does not contain anything about why Bulgaria (and respectively - Sofia as its capital) was chosen as a target in the first place and I think that this is important especially considering the fact that people lost their lives during the several months of bombardments.Rbaleksandar (talk) 06:38, 12 July 2014 (UTC)

Inconsistent numbers in infobox not explained

“4208 killed, wounded and disappeared without a trace; 4744 wounded“ seems quite self-contradictory: more were wounded than wounded *and* killed and disappeared? I assume these come from different official figures or different estimates, but these aren’t clarified Harsimaja (talk) 16:34, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

November 24, 1943, Two bombers down

One of the two downed bombers on 11/24/43 was the cause of death for Second Lieutenant Charles Edwin Graham Jr. He died that day. The wife was notified, and wrote a letter to his mother, which survives to this day (I'm his nephew). The wife did not believe he was dead, until the government sent her a check, and a purple heart (as written in the letter). She wrote to the mother, to let her know, she was entitled to a few dollars also. And the government did not share many details of his death at that time. Second Lieutenant, Charles Edward Graham, Jr. 376th Bomber Group, Heavy, 515th Bomber Squadron. Purple Heart. From Raleigh, NC, and memorial plaque is posted in local cemetery, and he is buried in Italy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.173.129.220 (talk) 19:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)