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Operation Centerboard
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
Two aerial photos of atomic bomb mushroom clouds, over two Japanese cities in 1945
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)
TypeNuclear bombing
Location
Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Date6 and 9 August 1945
Executed by
Casualties
Hiroshima:
  • 70,000–126,000 civilians killed
  • 20,000 soldiers killed
  • 12 Allied prisoners of war
Nagasaki:
  • 60,000–80,000 killed (within 4 months)
  • 150+ soldiers killed
  • 8–13 Allied prisoners of war
Total killed:
  • 129,000–226,000
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Part of the Pacific War of World War II
Two aerial photos of atomic bomb mushroom clouds, over two Japanese cities in 1945
Atomic bomb mushroom clouds over Hiroshima (left) and Nagasaki (right)
LocationHiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan
Date6 and 9 August 1945
Deaths
Hiroshima:
  • 70,000–126,000 civilians
  • 20,000 soldiers
Nagasaki:
  • 39,000–80,000
  • At least 150 soldiers
Total:
  • 129,000–226,000
Attackers
Defender Japan