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London
Germany bombs London, England -
Coventry
Germany conducts a heavy raid on Conventry, England -
Cologne
The British bomb the town of Cologne, Germany -
Hamburg
The Allies create a firestorm in Hamburg, Germany -
Ploiesti
United States bombs Ploiesti, Romania -
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Dresden
The Allies bomb Dresden, Germany -
Hiroshima
The United States drops an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. It is the first atomic bomb used in warfare. -
Nagasaki
United States drops an atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan