This is the biggest disaster of in Japanese history ! Tokyo bombing claimed nearly 500,000 lives and eight million people were displaced. However, the victims also awarded the perpetrators the Medal of Honor. This is the famous Li Mei barbecue incident in history. It can cause such tragic consequences. What happened at that time?
Tokyo bombing
Tokyo bombing
At the beginning, the US military's bomber built a wall of flames outside the downtown area of Tokyo, driving Tokyo residents to flee to the city center that had not yet caught fire. When people gathered in the central area, they turned on carpet bombing in the city center. Countless gasoline incendiary bombs were sprinkled, and Tokyo instantly turned into a sea of fire.
Countless Tokyo residents chose to jump into the river to avoid the flames. People in the crowded river were constantly trampled to death by , but the incendiary bomb fell into the water and was still burning. Many people were suffocated to death by in the water. The constantly burning river water began to become hot, and people who jumped into the river were scalded to death by while struggling.
Tokyo bombing
Some people escaped by chance and hid in the air raid shelter. The flames outside could not spread here for the time being. Just when the people in Tokyo breathed a sigh of relief, countless bombs began to bomb again. The gravel generated by the explosion completely blocked the door of the air raid shelter. The air in the air raid shelter began to gradually decrease. In anxiety and despair, people constantly chose to commit suicide to escape the predicament in front of them.
The US military had 339 bombers involved in this incident. The bombing lasted for two hours , and the fire bomb dropped exceeded 2,500 tons of . More than 400,000 square kilometers in downtown Tokyo were razed to the ground. The bombing claimed nearly 500,000 lives, more than 8 million people were displaced, and all the bodies were cleaned up for a whole month.
Tokyo bombing
But in order to cover up the truth , the leader of Japan lied to the public that there were only 130 aircraft carrying out air strikes, and fifteen of them were successfully destroyed by the Japanese army. Then again, who was the planner of this inhumane massacre by the US military?
The planner of the Tokyo bombing
The Tokyo bombing is nicknamed Li Mei BBQ by modern people. The planner is the main character who has put Tokyo in the sea of fire. The full name is Curtis Emerson Li Mei . He has a bold and brave style and is called " Cold War Eagle ". As a general of the war, he personally drove fighters to fight the enemy.
Li Mei
When the US military discussed the plan of the Tokyo bombing, when it was to use the fighter or a bomber, Li Mei decisively chose bomber , because the bomber not only has amazing destructive power, but also has a wide range of damage. Therefore, the US military chose bombers as the main force to carry out the mission of this Tokyo bombing based on Li Mei's proposal.
The main reason why the US military insisted on using such cruel means to deal with Japan was that the Japanese army had sneak attacked Pearl Harbor before that. Before 1941 12 , 1941, the US military had never had a direct conflict with Japan, so when the Japanese suddenly sent a large number of troops to attack Pearl Harbor , the US military was not prepared at all, and was beaten to the point where the intensive firepower was beaten to the point where it was powerless to fight back.
Tokyo bombing
After this, the US military also participated in World II and kept the sneak attack on the Japanese army in mind. After that, the United States has been planning the bombing of Japan, wanting for tooth . After repeatedly discussing the details, it formulated a combat plan. Finally, the plan for the Japanese bombing was conveyed, and everyone began to prepare for this.
Several bombers assembled and began to advance towards Tokyo, but were soon stopped by Japanese planes. The two sides began to exchange fire. After the Japanese army lost, the US bombers arrived over Tokyo. Several B29 bombers opened bomb bins at the same time. The raindrop-like bombs tilted down and quickly covered the entire Tokyo. So why did this war cause so many casualties?
Tokyo bombing
Why are there such a large number of casualties
In order to achieve the destructive power of the bombing, the US military adopted a large number of incendiary bombs based on the local building structure in Japan. Since most of the houses in Tokyo are made of wooden structures, the role of incendiary bombs has been exerted to the extreme. A large number of incendiary bombs quickly ignited surrounding buildings. In addition, strong winds blew in Tokyo, and the fire took advantage of the wind and spread rapidly to the entire Tokyo.
Whether it is a power station or a factory, even Japanese docks and ports were bombed by the US military. The US military, who had vented all hatred and ammunition, drove the bomber and returned home in triumph . The fire in Tokyo burned for four days and four nights. According to statistics, the temperature during the explosion had risen to thousands of degrees Celsius in just a few seconds, and the highest was 4,000 degrees.
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After the fierce attack, the Japanese army still thought about revenge and to go back, but not long after, the roar of the explosion shattered their hopes again. In August 3, 1945, several US bombers dropped only a few shells over Hiroshima, Japan.
At the beginning, the Japanese didn't care much, but as the flames of the shells blew up the entire Hiroshima , the Japanese reacted that what they dropped was atomic bomb . As the two mushroom clouds slowly took off, the Japanese ambition disappeared, and the once arrogant Japan could only surrender obediently.
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Until now, the United States is still very controversial in the bombing of Tokyo, Japan. Some people believe that the US military's actions are too inhumane , which is no different from the cruel methods of fascism.
In fact, putting aside the casualties caused by this bombing, the Tokyo bombing and the subsequent Hiroshima atomic bomb explosion not only accelerated the demise of Japanese fascism, but also accelerated the end of in World War II, indirectly reducing casualties caused by the war. If you have any opinions on this, please leave a message in the comment area to discuss.
