The Bombing of Calcutta were a series of aerial raids carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on Calcutta, the former capital of British India, during the Second World War. The bombing caused significant damages to infrastructure and killed hundreds, but failed to achieve their primary goal of disrupting Allied supply lines.
The Bombing of Calcutta were a series of aerial raids carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force on Calcutta, the former capital of British India, during the Second World War. The bombing caused significant damages to infrastructure and killed hundreds, but failed to achieve their primary goal of disrupting Allied supply lines.
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