Tokyo air raids

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The Tokyo air raids were a series of devastating World War II bombing attacks by Allied forces that caused massive destruction and civilian casualties in Japan’s capital.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II air campaign
strategic bombing campaign
aim to break Japanese civilian morale
to destroy Japanese war production capacity in Tokyo
aircraftUsed B-25 Mitchell
B-29 Superfortress
alsoKnownAs Bombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
bombTonnage approximately 1,665 tons of bombs dropped in the 9–10 March 1945 raid
civilianDeathsEstimate 80000–100000 in the 9–10 March 1945 raid
commander Curtis LeMay
conductedBy United States Army Air Forces
conflict World War II
consequence debate over morality of area bombing
extensive civilian suffering in Tokyo
country Japan
date 1945-03-09/10
description Operation Meetinghouse was the single most destructive air raid of the Tokyo air raids
effectOnInfrastructure destruction of large parts of Tokyo’s wooden housing
effectOnPopulation large-scale internal displacement of Tokyo residents
endDate 1945-08-15
hasCause Allied strategic bombing policy against Japan
homelessEstimate over 1,000,000 people made homeless by the 9–10 March 1945 raid
location Tokyo
materialUsed M69 incendiary bomb
napalm-based incendiary bombs
memorial Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage
Tokyo Metropolitan Memorial Hall
notableDate 1945-05-25/26
notableEvent Bombing of Tokyo on 9–10 March 1945
linked to: Tokyo air raids

Doolittle Raid
Operation Meetinghouse
opposedBy Imperial Japanese Army Air Service
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
partOf Pacific War
precededBy Doolittle Raid
primaryTarget densely populated residential districts
industrial areas of Tokyo
relatedTo Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Bombing of Dresden in World War II
linked to: bombing of Dresden
result large civilian casualties
massive urban destruction in Tokyo
severe damage to Japanese war industry in Tokyo
startDate 1942-04-18
strategyChange shift from high-altitude precision bombing to low-altitude night firebombing
tactic area bombing
firebombing

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Allied strategic bombers notableCampaign Tokyo air raids
World War II bombing hasNotableEvent bombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids
World War II bombing hasNotableEvent firebombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids
20th Air Force engagement Bombing of Tokyo
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XXI Bomber Command notableOperation firebombing of Tokyo
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Tokyo air raids notableEvent Bombing of Tokyo on 9–10 March 1945
linked to: Tokyo air raids
Tokyo air raids alsoKnownAs Bombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids
Ted W. Lawson notableEvent Tokyo air raid of 18 April 1942
linked to: Tokyo air raids
World War II atrocities includesEvent Allied bombing of Tokyo
linked to: Tokyo air raids