First casualty ???

[BuckTarbrush]

I was asked this question the other day, to which i had to answer i have no idea.

I've looked on the net for ages to try and find the answer but no joy, so i'm wondering if it is a trick question i.e maybe the answer is an animal of some kind, i really have no idea. can anyone help?

Question...

Who was the first casualty in the first bomb dropped by allied forces on the city of Berlin during World War 2?

[delboy3]

I think there may be a mix-up in the question. The first air raid on Berlin was in June 1940 by a French Navy plane throwing down firebombs, but no known casualty figures exist.

The first RAF raid on a German population was in May 1940 when bomber command attacked the rail yards of Monchengladbach, killing just one person - an English woman.

[shaneystar2]

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

[Octavius]

As shaney says, Aida was killed on 22nd November 1943 when her elephant house at Berlin Zoo was bombed by the allied forces. She was born wild but came into captivity in 1934 and with the help of Omar, had an offspring named Orje at the zoo in 1936. Orje died in 1938 and Aida was alone.

Omar was based at Leipzig zoo, and only visited Berlin � along with lots of other zoos - for some nookie. He killed his keeper in 1937 and died in 1957 of unknown causes.

[BuckTarbrush]

Thanks everybody, im going to go back and say an elephant, thanks again