During the fights the town was severely bombed, which added to the destruction of the city.
It was severely bombed during the Bosnian war 1992-1995.
The New Grassi Museum was severely bombed in 1943, with the loss of tens of thousands of items.
Although Bristol was severely bombed, the new facilities remained unused.
The city of Frankfurt was severely bombed in World War II (1939-1945).
However, the heart of the city centre was bombed severely in 1941 in what is now termed the "Three Nights Blitz".
There had been a number of air-raids and the industrial district of Porsgrund had been severely bombed.
The city was twice severely bombed by American forces, on 16 and 23 August 1943, before being liberated by the Americans in 1944.
Belfast, in Northern Ireland and therefore part of the United Kingdom was bombed severely during April.
Only two schools were severely bombed and the post-war urgent need for new school places was therefore only caused in a small part by war damage.