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
Date19 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]

  1. ^ Hoyt. Inferno: The Fire Bombing of Japan, March 9 – August 15, 1945