Bombing of Utsunomiya in World War II
| Bombing of Utsonomiya | |||||||
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| Part of the air raids on Japan during the Pacific War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| United States | Japan | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 133 bombers | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 1 |
628 civilians killed (most common estimates) 47,976 homeless 9,190 buildings destroyed | ||||||
The bombing of Utsunomiya (宇都宮空襲, Utsunomiya kūshū) on July 12, 1945, was part of the strategic bombing campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of the Pacific War in 1945.