50 Stunning Photographs of WWII (Image Gallery) p. 47

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 04 March 2025

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Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb Attack

by Imperial War Museums
published on 25 February 2025

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A photograph of the Japanese city of Hiroshima after being hit by an atomic bomb dropped from a US Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress on 6 August 1945. The bomb was dropped in order to end the Second World War (1939-45) as quickly as possible. Around 140,000 people were killed in the attack. The ruined building was the Industry Promotional Hall. This site was maintained as a memorial to the disaster.

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