positive customary international humanitarian law aerial warfare bombed a total of 67 Japanese cities atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan F Nagasaki Europe in Europe E Hiroshima Asia
The mass bombing of cities in Europe and Asia has often been called a war crime, although no positive or specific customary international humanitarian law with respect to aerial warfare existed before or during World War II. The USAAF bombed a total of 67 Japanese cities, killing 393,000 civilians, including from the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and destroying 65% of built-up areas.
