What the records say
- When
- 19 Aug 1939
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 29.56° N, 103.76° E
- Description
- 1939 aerial bombing of a city
Placed at the town its title names, Leshan.
乐山大轰炸
乐山大轰炸是第二次世界大战太平洋战争中日本帝国对中華民國四川省乐山县（今四川省乐山市前身）的两次战略轰炸。两次轰炸分别发生于1939年8月19日和1941年8月23日，第一次轰炸极其惨烈，又称乐山8·19大轰炸。
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