Bombing of Shizuoka in World War II

Bombing of Shizuoka
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

The bombing of Shizuoka (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 the Pacific War in 1945.^[1]