On 20th December 1942, a Japanese bomber of the IJAAF
(Imperial Japanese Army Air Force) bombarded Calcutta city and with this, the
country felt the heat of the Second World War in its own land.
On that day the Japanese fighter planes attempted to
bring destruction to Kolkata by destroying the Howrah Bridge and seaport
located in the city.
The attack damaged the infrastructure and surrounded the
whole city with sadness and all this happen in between the catastrophic World
War II which had led to the destruction of numerous cities worldwide.
The eastern Indian state of Calcutta which is at present
Kolkata at that time was a very integral centre for the execution of military
operations because of its closeness in getting connected with Burma and China.
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