Raid on Taipei

The Taihoku Air Raid also known as Operation Wildfire by British India was the largest Allied air raid on the city of Taihoku, then capital of Japanese-ruled Taiwan, during World War II. Many residents were killed in the raid and tens of thousands wounded or displaced.

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Taihoku Air Raid
aerial bombing of a city, Taiwan under Japanese rule, 

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1945 Raid on Taipei

1626-01-01T00:00:00Z

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1626 Spanish expedition to Formosa

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1641 First Battle of San Salvador

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1642 Final Battle of San Salvador

1884-10-08T00:00:00Z

1884-10-08T00:00:00Z

1884 Battle of Tamsui

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1895 Battle of Keelung

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1895 Battle of Fenshuilun

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Map of WWII bombings of Taipei, 1940s, known then as Taihoku under Empire of Japan

Governor-General's Office after the bombardment in Taihoku 1945

Japanese fighters at airfield on Formosa 1945

Ruins of the Lottery Bureau of Formosan Government after bombardment

Searching around the crashed bomber in Taihoku

Damaged Japanese aircraft hangar on Formosa 1945

Ruins after the bombardment in Taihoku 1945

Taihoku Air Raid 1945

台灣總督府受二次大戰轟炸破壞

二戰時被轟炸過的臺灣總督府

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1626	Spanish expedition to Formosa	Kingdom of Middag, military expedition, Spanish East Indies	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1641	First Battle of San Salvador	Dutch Republic, battle, Spanish East Indies	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1642	Final Battle of San Salvador	Dutch Republic, Spanish East Indies, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1884	Battle of Tamsui	France, Qing dynasty, naval battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	Battle of Keelung	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1895	Battle of Fenshuilun	battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1945	Raid on Taipei	aerial bombing of a city	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Twining	destroyer, Fletcher-class destroyer	Wikidata
site	artillery battery		Sheliao East Fort	artillery battery	Wikidata
site	artillery battery	1900	Kiyama Battery	artillery battery, Keelung City cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Baimiweng Fort	fort, Keelung City cultural heritage	Wikidata
site	fort		Dawulun Fort	Keelung City cultural heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Anthonio	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Noord-Holland	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1624	Fort San Salvador	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1644	Fort Santo Domingo	historic site, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1889	Hobe Fort	historic site, fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1904	Gongzi Liao Fort	Keelung City cultural heritage, fort	Wikidata
site	museum		National Military Museum	military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1961	Republic of China Armed Forces Museum	military museum	Wikidata
commons	image		Map of WWII bombings of Taipei, 1940s, known then as Taihoku under Empire of Japan		Commons
commons	image		Governor-General's Office after the bombardment in Taihoku 1945		Commons
commons	image		Japanese fighters at airfield on Formosa 1945		Commons
commons	image		Ruins of the Lottery Bureau of Formosan Government after bombardment		Commons
commons	image		Searching around the crashed bomber in Taihoku		Commons
commons	image		Damaged Japanese aircraft hangar on Formosa 1945		Commons
commons	image		Ruins after the bombardment in Taihoku 1945		Commons
commons	image		Taihoku Air Raid 1945		Commons
commons	image		台灣總督府受二次大戰轟炸破壞		Commons
commons	image		二戰時被轟炸過的臺灣總督府		Commons