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World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey, which is carrying a stockpile of mustard gas.
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Air raid on Bari
1943 attack by German bombers on Allied forces and shipping in Bari, Italy, during WWII
The air raid on Bari was an air attack by German bombers on Allied forces and shipping in Bari, Italy, on 2 December 1943, during World War II. 105 German Junkers Ju 88 bombers of Luftflotte 2 surprised the port's defenders and bombed shipping and personnel operating in support…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Bari
City in Apulia, Italy
Bari is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea in southern Italy. It is the most important economic centre of mainland southern Italy. It is a port and university city as well as the city of Saint Nicholas. The city itself…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
SS John Harvey
U.S. World War II ammunition ship
SS John Harvey was a U.S. World War II Liberty ship. This ship is known for carrying a secret cargo of mustard gas and whose sinking by German aircraft in December 1943 at the port of Bari in south Italy caused an unintentional release of chemical weapons.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mustard gas
Chemical warfare agent
Mustard gas or sulfur mustard are names commonly used for the organosulfur chemical compound bis(2-chloroethyl) sulfide, which has the chemical structure S(CH2CH2Cl)2, as well as other species. In the wider sense, compounds with the substituents −SCH2CH2X or −N(CH2CH2X)2 are…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)