Air raids on Japan
August 15, 1939 – August 15, 1945 · Japanese archipelago
Result Allied victory
Allied air forces bombed Japan during the Pacific War, mostly in 1944 and 1945. Firebombing raids destroyed large parts of many cities and killed hundreds of thousands of civilians.
United States
Empire of Japan
Strength and losses
- Captured
- c. 545
- Strength
- 168,900
- Killed
- 241,000–900,000
- Wounded
- 213,000–1,300,000
- Aircraft lost
- 4,200
- Guns
- 2,833
Units
Battles and events 6
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Bombing of Tokyo April 18, 1942 · American victory
- Doolittle Raid April 18, 1942
- Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945) March 10, 1945
- Bombing of Osaka 1945 · American victory
- Bombing of Okazaki in World War II July 19, 1945
- Bombing of Nagaoka August 1, 1945 · Extensive damage to the city.
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Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki August 6–9, 1945
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima August 6, 1945
- Atomic bombing of Nagasaki August 9, 1945
- Bombing of Akita in World War II August 14, 1945