Bombing of Kure

• 19 March 1945 - Attack on warships at and near Kure by the United States Navy's Task Force 58
• 30 March 1945 - B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers laid mines in the approaches to Kure and Hiroshima
• Early April 1945 - Further minelaying by B-29s in the approaches to Kure and Kure harbour
• 5 May 1945 - Raid by 148 B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on the Hiro Naval Aircraft Factory at Kure
• 5 May 1945 - B-29s laid mines in the approaches to Kure and Hiroshima
• 22 June 1945 - Raid by B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on the Kure Naval Arsenal
• 1 July 1945 - Firebombing raid by B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers on Kure destroyed 40 percent of the city
• 24 and 28 July - Large-scale attacks on ships at Kure by the United States Navy, with the US Navy and British Pacific Fleet also striking ships in the Inland Sea area.
• 28 July 1945 - Raid by 79 B-24 Liberator heavy bombers on ships anchored at Kure