But today its columns are crumbling to dust. The devastation was so extensive that it prompted Herbert Matthews to write in Harper’s at the time, “The Florence that we and successive generations of men since the days of the Medici knew and loved is no more.Of all the world’s artistic losses in the war, this one is the saddest.” On the night of October 24th, 1915 the city of Venice gleamed under a full moon in the way that has always enthralled lovers. Big Ben, still going strong, on Jan. 1, 2014, in London. Yes the republic of Venice was disbanded after World War I as it was bombed with a wmd ... were in skegness bombed ww2 The Parthenon was one of the most famous monuments of the ancient world. Ron has mentioned Italian partisans, but so little is known of them in the UK. Exactly five months earlier Italy had entered the First World War, initially with its only enemy being Austria-Hungary, from 1815 to 1866 the ruler of Venice. Italy - Italy - World War II: Only in June 1940, when France was about to fall and World War II seemed virtually over, did Italy join the war on Germany’s side, still hoping for territorial spoils. Frauenkirche (Dresden, Germany) This weekend marks the 70th anniversary of the fire-bombing of Dresden (13-15 February 1945) - the concerted Allied air … Strategic bombing during World War I (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was principally carried out by the United Kingdom and France for the Entente Powers and Germany for the Central Powers.All the belligerents of World War I eventually engaged in strategic bombing, and, with the exception only of Rome and Lisbon, the capital cities of all the major European belligerents were targeted. Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Mussolini announced his decision—one bitterly opposed by his foreign minister, Galeazzo Ciano—to huge crowds across Italy on June 10. Message 2 - Italy 1945 Posted on: 08 May 2004 by Peter - WW2 Site Helper.