1945-05-31

Taihoku air raid

Taihoku / TaipeiTaiwan · Allied bombing showed Taiwan becoming a direct target, not merely Japan’s rear base.

Other events in this phase

Second Sino Japanese War81
  1. Guilin-Liuzhou operation
  2. Ili Rebellion and Three Districts Revolution
  3. Tokyo firebombing
  4. Battle of Okinawa
  5. Taihoku air raidCurrent record
  6. Potsdam Declaration
  7. Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
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Context

The Taihoku raid expands Taiwan’s wartime experience from mobilization to bombing and urban damage.

Sources and media

Institute of Taiwan History and Taiwan Governor-General records are linked as the source lane.

Media

Taihoku Air Raid aerial mapVisual recordTaihoku Air Raid aerial mapAn aerial map for the May 1945 raid on Taihoku, present-day Taipei.

Source Trail

ArchiveInstitute of Taiwan History Archives · Academia SinicaOpen sourcePrimary SourceArchives of the Taiwan SotokufuOpen sourceMap RecordWikimedia Commons · Taihoku Air Raid 1945.jpgOpen source