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The bombing of Osaka (大阪大空襲, Ōsaka daikūshū) during the Pacific War was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers in Japan. It first took place from the middle of the night on March 13, 1945, to the early morning of the next day.
A map (front) of Imperial Japanese-run prisoner-of-war camps within the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere known during World War II from 1941 to 1945. Back of map of Imperial Japanese-run prisoner-of-war camps with a list of the camps categorized geographically and an additional detailed map of camps located on the Japanese archipelago .
Air raid drills had been held in Tokyo and Osaka since 1928, however, and from 1937 local governments were required to provide civilians with manuals that explained how to respond to air attacks. [21] Few air-raid shelters and other air defense facilities for civilians and industry were constructed prior to the Pacific War. [22]
Map of Osaka in 1686 CE. 211 CE ... Osaka Japan in 1880s Sennichimae area in 1916. 1805 ... Bombing of Osaka during World War II begins.
The museum was established in 1991 and was rare in Japan for showing the atrocities committed by Japan as well as the tragedies suffered by Japanese people. [4] In 2000 it hosted a symposium by the Osaka-based historical revisionist group "Society to Correct the Biased Display of War-Related Materials" with Shūdō Higashinakano of Asia University as the keynote speaker.
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis.World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
The Osaka Guard District (大阪警備府, Osaka Keibifu) was a major navy base for the Imperial Japanese Navy in central Japan during World War II. Located at Osaka 34°42′04″N 135°27′50″E / 34.701°N 135.464°E / 34.701; 135.464 ), Osaka Guard District was responsible for guarding the approach to the old capital of Kyoto ...
Buildings and structures in Japan destroyed during World War II (1 C, 64 P) W. World War II memorials in Japan (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "World War II sites in Japan"