What the records say
- When
- 20 Dec 1942 – 24 Dec 1944
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 22.57° N, 88.37° E
- Description
- 1942 airstrike
Bombing of Calcutta
1942–1944 aerial raids by Japan on Calcutta
The Bombing of Calcutta were a series of aerial raids carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on Calcutta, the former capital of British India, during the Second World War. The bombing caused significant damages to infrastructure and killed hundreds, but failed to achieve their primary goal of disrupting Allied supply lines.
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