Bombing of Numazu in World War II

The bombing of Numazu (沼津大空襲, Numazu dai-kūshū) was part of the strategic bombing air raids on Japan campaign waged by the United States against military and civilian targets and population centers during the Japan home islands campaign in the closing stages of the Pacific War.

[1] Although the city of Numazu was not a major population center, it had a number of targets of military significance centered on its port facility, including a ship repair yard, and a number of small and medium-sized factories supplying military equipment and munitions.

The Tōkaidō Main Line railway connecting Tokyo with Osaka also ran through the city.

[2] Numazu was also located at the base of Mount Fuji, a prominent landmark used by bombers en route to Tokyo or Nagoya from the Mariana Islands, and thus often served as a secondary target for bombers unable to complete their primary mission assignment.

Numazu was bombed eight times during the war, the largest air raid occurring on the night of July 17, 1945.