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Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945
Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea in 1945
Item # 720211
July 26, 1945
WILMINGTON MORNING SAT, North Carolina, July 26, 1945
* Attacks on Kure and the Inland Sea - Japan
* United States Third Fleet - air raid
* Admiral William F. Halsey
* Imperial Japanese Navy sinkings
* Nearing the end of World War II
The top of the front page has a two column headline: "HALSEY FLEET FLIERS BLAST 20 WARSHIPS" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 12 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: In July 1945, the U.S. Navy and Army Air Forces launched a devastating assault on the Japanese naval base at Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, one of Japan’s last major fleet anchorages. Between July 24 and 28, waves of carrier-based aircraft from Admiral William F. Halsey’s Third Fleet and long-range B-29 bombers attacked warships, shipyards, and industrial facilities. Kure, once home to the mighty Yamato, now sheltered Japan’s crippled remaining capital ships, which were largely immobilized by fuel shortages. The raids sank or heavily damaged much of the Imperial Navy still afloat, including the battleships Haruna, Ise, and Hyūga, as well as the aircraft carriers Amagi and Katsuragi, and several cruisers and destroyers. The city’s docks and arsenals were also pounded, leaving the harbor in ruins. The destruction of Kure marked the virtual end of Japan’s naval power, coming just weeks before the nation’s surrender in August 1945.
Category: World War II
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