WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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use of mustard gas
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use of agent orange
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use of nuclear bombs
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use of firebombs
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Detailed explanation-1: -He believed that his firebombing tactics would force Japan to surrender before American forces were scheduled to invade the homeland. On August 6, 1945, one B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, creating a firestorm that wiped out 70 percent of the city and killed 70, 000 Japanese.
Detailed explanation-2: -General LeMay organized and trained the 305th Bombardment Group in 1942 and led that organization to combat in the European Theater. He developed formation procedures and bombing techniques that were used by B-17 bomber units throughout the European Theater of Operations.
Detailed explanation-3: -strategic bombing, approach to aerial bombardment designed to destroy a country’s ability to wage war by demoralizing civilians and targeting features of an enemy’s infrastructure-such as factories, railways, and refineries-that are essential for the production and supply of war materials.
Detailed explanation-4: -After the war LeMay commanded the U.S. air forces in Europe, and in that capacity he directed the Berlin airlift in 1948. He headed the U.S. Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1957 and built it into a global strike force. He was promoted to the rank of general in 1951.