Bombing of Osaka

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Bombing of Osaka
Part of the air raids on Japan during the Pacific War
Namba area after the bombing.
Date 1945 Location Osaka, Japan Result American victory
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Strength
133 bombers
Casualties and losses
30 aircraft destroyed	Over 10,000 civilians killed (most common estimates) Over 500,000 homeless

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. There were also bomb raids on June 1, 6, 7, 15, 26, July 10, 24, and August 14, the last day of the war. It is said that more than 10,000 civilians died in these bombings.