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atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

1945 use of nuclear weapons against Japan in World War II

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Instance of: dyad, aerial bombing of a city
Date: 6 August 1945, 9 August 1945
Part of: air raids on Japan
Has parts: atomic bombing of Hiroshima, atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Location: Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Country: Empire of Japan
Participants: Shunroku Hata, William Sterling Parsons, United States, Empire of Japan, Harry S. Truman, Paul Tibbets, Enola Gay
armament: nuclear bomb
number of casualties: 201779
number of deaths: 286818, 162083
significant event: airstrike, airstrike
topic's main category: Category:Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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