The Japanese city of

Kure, Hiroshima is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan ...

was attacked repeatedly by

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aircraft during World War II. These raids targeted the major naval base located at the city, ships moored at this base or nearby, industrial facilities, and the city's urban area itself. The following major attacks were conducted on Kure and the nearby region: *19 March 1945 - Attack on warships at and near Kure by the United States Navy's

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*30 March 1945 - B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers laid mines in the approaches to Kure and

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*Early April 1945 - Further minelaying by B-29s in the approaches to Kure and Kure harbour *5 May 1945 - Raid by 148 B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on the Hiro Naval Aircraft Factory at Kure *5 May 1945 - B-29s laid mines in the approaches to Kure and Hiroshima *22 June 1945 - Raid by B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on the

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*1 July 1945 - Firebombing raid by B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on Kure destroyed 40 percent of the city *24 and 28 July - Large-scale attacks on ships at Kure by the United States Navy, with the US Navy and

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also striking ships in the Inland Sea area. *28 July 1945 - Raid by 79

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heavy bombers on ships anchored at Kure

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Kure is a port and major shipbuilding city situated on the Seto Inland Sea in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. With a strong industrial and naval heritage, Kure hosts the second-oldest naval dockyard in Japan and remains an important base for the Japan M ...

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