bombing of Chongqing

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The bombing of Chongqing was a prolonged Japanese aerial campaign during the Second Sino-Japanese War that devastated China’s wartime capital and caused massive civilian casualties.

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instanceOf aerial bombing campaign
event of the Second Sino-Japanese War
war crime
alsoKnownAs Chongqing bombings NERFINISHED
Chungking bombing NERFINISHED
attacker Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
belligerent Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

Republic of China NERFINISHED
capitalCityTargeted Chongqing NERFINISHED
civilianCasualties very high
commemoratedBy annual remembrance activities in Chongqing
memorials in Chongqing
conflict Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
surface form: Second Sino-Japanese War
country Republic of China
endTime 1943
estimatedCivilianDeaths over 10,000
tens of thousands
historicalRole devastated China’s wartime capital
impact large-scale displacement of civilians
severe damage to infrastructure
strengthened Chinese resolve to resist Japan
legalAssessment considered by some historians as indiscriminate bombing
location Chongqing NERFINISHED
method area bombing
strategic bombing
notableIncident June 5 1941 tunnel tragedy
objective to break Chinese resistance
to destroy China’s wartime capital
partOf Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED
peakActivity 1939
1940
perpetrator Imperial Japanese Army Air Service NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service NERFINISHED
recognizedAs major Japanese bombing campaign in China
symbol of Chinese civilian suffering in WWII
result massive civilian casualties
psychological terror among civilians
widespread urban destruction
startTime 1938
target Chinese government facilities
Chongqing urban area NERFINISHED
civilian population
timePeriod World War II in China NERFINISHED
early 1940s
late 1930s
weaponUsed high-explosive bombs
incendiary bombs

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Japanese occupation of China significantEvent bombing of Chongqing