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Japan doomsday photography

1945, the Japanese fascist troops were losing ground in the war of aggression in East Asia, but the Japanese militarist leaders still refused to give up, still wanted to turn the tide, and still clamored for a decisive battle, even at home. The quiet scene before the Tokyo bombing Faced with this situation, the United States and the world anti-fascist alliance made a plan to bomb Japan at home, in order to urge Japanese fascists to surrender quickly. Curtis lemay Curtis lemay is a famous American in Curtis Lemay and a recognized hero. Li Mei, then commander of the 2 1 bomber wing, analyzed that the urban structure of Japan is a large number of wooden buildings, and most of Japan's important military industrial targets are concentrated near cities, while most of the buildings in Japanese cities are wooden structures, which are easy to catch fire and have poor fire extinguishing ability. If incendiary bombs are used, the effect may be better. So he immediately ordered 334 B-29s to be loaded with incendiary bombs and fly to Tokyo in the dark. Nearly 2000 tons of incendiary bombs poured into downtown Tokyo within an hour. The American aircraft carrier was flying to Tokyo with a B-29 bomber loaded with incendiary bombs, so Li Mei immediately ordered 334 B-29s loaded with incendiary bombs to fly to Tokyo in the boundless darkness. Nearly 2000 tons of incendiary bombs poured into downtown Tokyo within an hour. American bombers dumped incendiary bombs over Tokyo. These incendiary bombs, including napalm and white phosphorus bombs, splashed everywhere after landing, and wooden buildings caught fire. That night, a strong wind of more than 30 kilometers per hour blew in Tokyo. The wind fueled the fire and formed an extremely terrible fire wave. Wherever I go, the house is a burning house, and people are burning. This photo shows the bombed central area of Tokyo. This picture shows a Tokyo fire brigade with less than 10,000 people in the bombed central area of Tokyo. Faced with such a sea of fire, it soon collapsed, and they didn't even have the ability to put out one of them. A large number of people frantically compete for the pool with water, but after they go in, they are turned into things in a boiling pot by extreme heat. As for those hiding in the bomb shelter, most of them died of high temperature baking. This picture shows the bombed German embassy nearby, with the Japanese parliament in the foreground. This picture shows the "Kingdom of God" under the rule of Emperor Hirohito. After the bombing, the Japanese military factory has been gradually razed to the ground. When the 43-year-old man walked out of his palace for inspection, he was shocked to see a picture of devastation. This picture shows the incendiary bomb burning in February. 1945. This picture shows the bombing in February, 1945. Li Meike didn't care how shocked Emperor Hirohito was. After the attack was a great success, he officially started a large-scale strategic bombing of Japan. In his words, he wanted to "shake the foundation of Japan, an evil god country" with incendiary bombs. This photo shows Tokyo after the big bombing. This photo is a bird's eye view of Tokyo after the big bombing. That night, one-tenth of Tokyo was burned down, the death toll was close to100000, and the homeless exceeded one million. This photo shows Tokyo after the big bombing. This photo shows Tokyo after the big bombing. This photo shows people who fled Tokyo after the big bombing.