What the records say
- When
- 6 Mar 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 6.92° S, 106.92° E
- Description
- 1942 aerial bombing of Java during the WW2
Bombing of Sukabumi
1942 aerial bombing of Java during WWII
The bombing of Sukabumi was an aerial bombing of the city of Sukabumi, West Java in the Dutch East Indies during the Dutch East Indies campaign of World War II. On the morning of Friday, 6 March 1942, a formation of seven Imperial Japanese aircraft indiscriminately bombed and strafed government buildings, infrastructure, and residential areas, resulting in the deaths of around 70 people and destruction throughout the…
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