Where was Haifa in 1940

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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5 061 Send Message	BrianW	Report	25 Mar 2008 11:09
	I found a relative's death in the army in Haifa in 1940, it doesn't state the country on CWGC. Haifa is now in Israel, but I believe that Israel was only established in 1947? Has anyone an old atlas which shows which country Haifa was in in 1940?
	Researching: Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)
Member Since: February 2004 Posts: 2 533 Send Message	Devon Dweller	Report	25 Mar 2008 11:20
	I think it's Palestine
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 452 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	25 Mar 2008 11:22
	Found by googling.....always the best place to start........... The Italian bombings on Palestine in World War II, which started in July 1940, were part of an Italian effort to strike at the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations where ever possible. The bombings in the British Mandate of Palestine were primarily centered on Tel Aviv and Haifa. However, many other coastal towns also suffered. On 9 September 1940, a bombing of Tel Aviv caused 137 deaths.[1][2]
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 5 061 Send Message	BrianW	Report	25 Mar 2008 11:34
	Many thanks, I did try googling but only came up with the modern data.
	Researching: Sherwood (Kent); Jesson (London); Worboys (Herts)