This is the worst casualty in Japanese history! The US military bombed 98 cities in Japan in turn, nearly 500,000 Japanese were burned to ashes, and millions were homeless. The air strike lasted for 9 months! Are the United States and Japan not good brothers? How did Japan offend the United States? Is Japan innocent to cause such an ending?
Tokyo bombing
Tokyo bombing is very terrifying
It is no exaggeration to say that The US military's bombing this time is more powerful than the damage of the atomic bomb , which directly made Japan into ruins, and countless Japanese soldiers and civilians fell into panic.
1 at 0:00 on March 10, 1945, citizens of Japan East Beijing were sleeping soundly, but unexpectedly, the disaster had arrived. The US military dispatched 33,000 B-29 strategic bombers to launch a carpet bombing on the Japanese Peninsula. On the 10th day of the
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, more than 72,000 tons of gas bombs swept across Tokyo with the blessing of dozens of tons of gasoline. Wherever the eyes were, there were fires ignited. The Japanese military and civilians even jumped into the water, but the water flow was already hot. They just changed their way of death, from burning to cooking.
overnight, Tokyo, Japan was trapped in the sea of fire, and 200,000 people were burned by and to death. But the bombing of the US military did not end, and the Tokyo bombing lasted for 9 months.
Tokyo bombing
The final result is that .23 million civilians were killed, 350,000 were injured, and millions were displaced. This is far more serious than the consequences brought by the atomic bomb!
Before carrying out this bombing, the United States assigned the experienced army major general Curtis Li Mei . At that time, Li Mei was a well-known bombing tactics expert in the US military and had nearly two years of bombing experience.
The US military specially sent a new B-29 long-range bomber. As the "trump card" of this bombing, it was the largest bomber in the air force of various countries at that time. Whether it is the commander or the bombing equipment, the US military is well prepared and is bound to win this bombing.
Army Major General Curtis Limei
What’s even more exaggerated is that this revenge bombing by the United States actually has a rehearsal! After receiving the mission, Major General Li Mei personally arranged a combat plan to avoid the Japanese interception in the Pacific waters, and tentatively bombed Japan. Many Japanese cities were wooden buildings, and the bombing effect was not ideal, so the plan was greatly adjusted.
Li Mei ordered the ammunition on the bomber to incendiary bomb , abandoning the method of dropping bombs at high altitude, and choosing to bomb at low altitude at night.
is replaced with a fire bomb to cause a devastating blow to Japan's timber construction! Didn’t Japan fight back? Even if the Japanese noticed it, they could not stop the revenge of the US military.
Japan fell into the sea of fire
For a moment, the US military's B-29 bomber hovered above the Japanese Emperor Palace . Japanese military and political officials and their families were already in the sea of fire !
In an instant, their screams were even louder than the bombing sound. In front of the US bomber, the Japanese army could only respond with a faint artillery , which was useless at all!
In less than an hour, 1,700 tons of incendiary bombs have long been dumped in Japan, which is most appropriate to describe it as hell on earth. The temperature of in Tokyo even reached 1000 degrees Celsius.
The US bomber was basically unscathed and completed the mission accurately. Li Mei's "Tokyo BBQ Plan" was really crazy, and he didn't feel any uneasiness.
Tokyo, Japan
When the US military pilot looked down at Tokyo from above, he could only see thick smoke, and the devastated scorched earth .The atomic bombs dropped by the United States on Japan later were not as lethal as the "Tokyo bombing"!
Japan deserves
The good brother of the past, now the real enemy! The Tokyo bombing hit Japan hard and accelerated the US's victory. Why did the United States bomb Tokyo? How did Japan offend the United States?
1 In December 1941, more than 300 aircraft took off from a Japanese military base and dropped tens of thousands of bombs and torpedo over Pearl Harbor in the United States. Some people say that Japan is a gambler, and whether the United States will stop because of this. From the perspective of Japan, at that time, Western countries cut off the sea route for transporting materials to Japan and was controlled by the United States.
Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
Japan on Pacific battlefield lacks oil supplies. If this continues, Japan will definitely be trapped and dragged down by the long front. Just then, Tojo Hideki served as the Prime Minister of Japanese Cabinet. Under the instruction of the Japanese Emperor , attempted to attack Pearl Harbor , severely hit the US Navy, dragged the US military's pace, and alleviated the pressure of the war of aggression against China.
Nearly 5,000 US military and civilian casualties, Japan also sank four US battleships and two destroyers , destroying nearly 200 aircraft.
Tojo Hideki
When the incident of Japan's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was passed back to China, the Japanese military and civilians cheered for this, and Japanese soldiers far away in the battlefields of Europe and China were also celebrating.
However, Tojo Hideki began to worry, He knew that the United States would avenge his revenge, and might have begun to wait for an opportunity to retaliate, but what he did not expect was that the revenge of the US military would actually put Tokyo in hell.
The then President of the United States Roosevelt gave a speech
The second day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the then President of the United States Roosevelt gave a speech. He said that when facing the provocation of the Japanese, American soldiers and people should not be indifferent, and the country will not do anything.
Roosevelt's affectionate speech received support from many people. After declaring war on Japan, more Americans participated. At this time, Japan did not stop provoking and was preparing to attack the US military on the other side of the Pacific. In
Pacific War , Iwo Jima Battle is the most fierce war between the United States and Japan. Although it won, the casualties of the US military were terrible. The US 100,000 troops were almost defeated by the hands of 20,000 Japanese soldiers. The US government and military must be dissatisfied, and the morale of American soldiers has also declined a little.
Battle of Iwo Jima
You should know that since the war started by Japan , how could it be possible that it would have persisted until now without the assistance of Western countries. Moreover, the United States is a magical country in war, intervening in and leading the war many times, but since the Second War of Independence, its homeland has basically not been violated by other countries.
And the "good brother" Japan destroyed the military base in Pearl Harbor in one fell swoop, causing huge losses to the United States and also disgrace the "world overlord" the United States. This is also the only violation suffered by the United States in the entire World War II , which cannot be accepted by the American country and people.
Pearl Harbor incident
As a result, the seeds of hatred were planted in the heart of the United States. When the United States responded to Japan's offensive, the United States also vigorously developed industry in China, which also laid the foreshadowing for the large-scale bombing. In 1944 alone, the United States produced nearly 100,000 aircraft.
In the late period of World War II, the balance of victory fell to the allies. The United States did not hesitate to propose the combat plan of "bombing Japan's mainland" to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The reason why the United States bombed Japan
The United States hates revenge the most! The Tokyo bombing led to heavy casualties in Japan. But some people say this is too cruel to the Japanese, but are the Japanese really innocent? Why didn’t the United States bomb other countries but wanted to bomb Japan?
Li Mei fire attack Tokyo
US Major General Li Mei With his own strength, buried 230,000 Japanese in the fire, nearly 500,000 Japanese casualties, and nearly 100 cities in Tokyo were bombed, seriously destroying Japan's industrial system and accelerating Japan's defeat.
The world has a lot of controversy over Tokyo's fire attack, but Li Mei has always refused to apologize. In the hearts of Americans, this is just an eye for an eye, a tooth for an eye. Although the Japanese were bombed, the fundamental reason for the war was still them.
Japan once formulated a plan of 100 million jade crushes
Japan once formulated a plan of 10 million jade crushes . The US government has made an estimate that if Japan is forced to surrender to by capturing Japan's mainland, it will cost 1 million troops, which the United States cannot accept.
and Li Mei's bombing and the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan later, not only avoided casualties from the US military, but also caused a blow to Japan, which would kill two birds with one stone for the US.
The United States dropped the atomic bomb
Li Mei avenged the sneak attack of Pearl Harbor through the Tokyo bombing. The United States also announced to the world that those who dare to provoke the United States will not have a good end and will definitely return it twice.
This bombing caused huge casualties to Japan, and there were many civilians among them. Why do many people still think that Japan is not worthy of pity? During the Battle of Songhu, the Japanese Air Force used to bomb Shanghai and other places in my country, as well as the Chongqing bombing made by Japan, were all tragic.
Japan created a tragic massacre
More importantly, during World War II, Japan created a tragic massacre and abusing American prisoners of war. The Japanese army committed irreparable crimes, and people of all countries have long hated Japan.
In this way, does the Japanese still deserve sympathy? not at all. In the eyes of the United States, the bombing of Japan was their due retribution.
even the commander who dropped the atomic bomb to Japan that year said that never regretted it, let alone apologized, because he had seen the documentary of the Nanjing Massacre with his own eyes and knew how much harm the Japanese brought to the Chinese military and civilians.
After the end of World War II, the people who asked Li Mei to apologize for the civilians killed in this bombing were basically Japanese. Japan even built a memorial park, but Major General Li Mei did not apologize for the death and refused to go to Japan.
Japan infinitely amplified the damage they suffered in this bombing, but forgot the pain they brought to countless civilians in other countries. They may not have reflected on why they were bombed. Even after the end of World War II, the Japanese government can keep silent about the crimes committed against our people. Will the people of the world forget it?
US Revenge Plan
Although the Tokyo bombing brought significant harm to Japanese civilians , most of the Japanese government and soldiers were elected from civilians. Their war also represents the ideas of most civilians. even launched wars invasion of China, sneak attacks on Pearl Harbor, etc., expressing cheers. Do they still seem innocent?
History is always fair and just. Only countries that pursue peace can enjoy peace. People in the world will not forget history, but will remember history.
