1On May 3, 939, the Japanese bombed Chongqing. The scene was tragic and more than 6,000 people were killed. 1939 On May 3rd, after nearly three months of preparation, Japanese Lu Haijun decided to jointly bomb Chongqing. On the 3rd 1, Japanese planes invaded Chongqing in two batches, each batch of 18 planes roared and bombed on the north bank of the Yangtze River. At that time, there were Daliangzi, Zuo Ying Street, Cangping Street, Du You Street, a memorial archway, Chuqimen, Taipingmen, Shenxiankou, Shaanxi Road, Xisi Street, Chaotianmen and Agate River. 27 streets in the city 19 were bombed. The densely populated urban area with prosperous industry and commerce suddenly plunged into a sea of fire and smoke billowed. With the collapse and burning of houses, a large number of innocent civilians were killed in bombs and fireworks.

On May 4th, 27 Japanese planes bombed the downtown area of Chongqing again, diving and bombing Du You Street, Xiaoliangzi, Fuzizi and Qixinggang, making the central area of Chongqing a sea of fire. The fire lasted for many days, water and electricity facilities were destroyed, and the British and French embassies and American churches were not spared. The essence of the whole city was destroyed. After the bombing, bodies lying on pillows were everywhere, and the remains of hands, feet, head, abdominal organs and so on were everywhere. On the wires and branches, there are also broken arms and limbs and bloody clothes. This scene is shocking and terrible.

These two explosions damaged 487/KLOC-0 buildings in Chongqing, causing 399/KLOC-0 citizens to die, 2,287 people injured and countless property losses. In Du You Street alone, 65,438+05 silk shops were destroyed and 65,438+067,200 pieces of cloth were lost. There are 0/7 private banks in the city.

On May 5, ten major newspapers in Chongqing, such as Current Affairs News, Ta Kung Pao, News, Xinhua Daily, National Daily, Sweeping Daily, Central Daily, Business Daily, Xinmin Daily and Southwest Daily, were bombed by Japanese planes, causing obstacles in water, electricity, transportation and printing.