Table of contents:
- 1. The crew of an American bomber
- 2. The atomic bomb Little Boy
- 3. Mushroom from the explosion of an atomic bomb
- 4. Ruined Hiroshima
- 5. Ruins of Hiroshima
- 6. Consequences of the atomic bombing
- 7. Burns and radiation sickness
- 8. Central part of Hiroshima
- 9. Military parade in New York
- 10. The nose of the bomber
- 11. The atomic bomb Fat Boy
Video: Scary photographs of the atomic tragedy in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-10 02:10
And in August 1945, the world was shocked by two tragedies at once, which became the final chord in the symphony of insanity of World War II - the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. On August 6, at 8.15 am, a B-29 plane dropped a deadly load on the heads of unsuspecting residents of Hiroshima. The city burned all day, survivors in despair tried to find salvation in the river, but the water in it was so hot that people were boiled alive.
1. The crew of an American bomber
2. The atomic bomb Little Boy
3. Mushroom from the explosion of an atomic bomb
4. Ruined Hiroshima
5. Ruins of Hiroshima
6. Consequences of the atomic bombing
7. Burns and radiation sickness
8. Central part of Hiroshima
9. Military parade in New York
10. The nose of the bomber
11. The atomic bomb Fat Boy
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