Toyohashi Air Raid

USAAF B-29 bombers over Japan, 1945.

Date	19–20 June 1945
Location	Toyohashi, Japan 34°45′58″N 137°22′59″E / 34.766°N 137.383°E / 34.766; 137.383Coordinates: 34°45′58″N 137°22′59″E / 34.766°N 137.383°E / 34.766; 137.383

Belligerents

United States

Empire of Japan

Casualties and losses

none

624 killed

The Toyohashi Air Raid (豊橋空襲^?, Toyohashi Kūshū) was a strategic bombing operation on the night of 19 June 1945 against the city of Toyohashi, Japan. The air raid was part of the Allies' aerial campaign against the Home Islands of the Empire of Japan during World War II.

During World War II, as now, the city of Toyohashi, Aichi was an important hub in the transportation network of central Japan. Toyohashi Station is located along the Tōkaidō Main Line linking Tokyo and Osaka, and also serves as the origin of the Iida and Atsumi Lines which facilitate access to rural areas of eastern Aichi Prefecture. The city had a fairly small industrial base at the time, but it was more important for its port facilities on Mikawa Bay. In addition to these strategic civilian targets, Toyohashi hosted a number of military targets, such as a large training area for Imperial Japanese Army recruits located near Aichi University, and the headquarters of several army units, including the 18th Infantry Regiment, the 4th Cavalry Brigade, and the 4th Independent Combat Engineer Regiment. Toyohashi also had an airfield that served the 381st Naval Air Group which flew Mitsubishi J2M Raiden interceptors.

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