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= Milas Bombardment =

Milas Bombardment, the bombardment of the Milas District on 15 March 1942 by the Royal Air Force.

The bombardment happened on the night that connected March 14th to March 15th. It damaged various buildings and many farms. A watcher who was responsible of guarding an arsenal lost his life, and his wife was injured. After the incident, United Kingdom's Turkey Ambassador told the Turkish Government that the actual target of the planes was Rhodes, and they have mistakenly bombarded Milas due to poor weather conditions. He offered to compensate for the damages and apologized.

Conspiracy Theories
Some people have thought that this bombardment was deliberately made by the UK to sway Turkey in the 2nd World War on the Allied side. There are claims of the bombardment being made by German planes by pilots with German uniforms. The fact that there is over 100 kilometers distance from Rhodes to Milas, and Turkey insisting on rejecting to enter the war despite United Kingdoms's attempts are some of the foundations of these claims.