Part of the Air raids on Japan, as part of the Pacific War
Shizuoka after the 1945 air raid
Date
19 June 1945
Location
Shizuoka, Japan
Result
American victory
Belligerents
United States
Japan
Strength
137 B-29 bombers from the 314th Bombardment Wing
Unknown number of antiaircraft guns
Casualties and losses
2 aircraft destroyed in mid-air collision
1,952 civilians killed 12,000 severely injured
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Volcano and Ryukyu Islands
Starvation
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Sagami Bay
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Downfall (cancelled)
Hokkaido (cancelled)
The Bombing of Shizuoka in World War II (静岡大空襲, Shizuoka dai-kūshū) on June 19, 1945, was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of World War II.[1]
^Hoyt. Inferno: The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 – August 15, 1945
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