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Location Lat 33° 57′ 28″ N Long 130° 56′ 30″ E Shimonoseki 下関市 is located in southern Yamaguchi Prefecture on southern Honshū in in southern Japan. Borders the Shimonoseki Strait (Kanmon Straits) to the south and beyond northern Kyūshū. Prewar, a ferry line was established between Shimonoseki to Busan (Pusan ) in Korea and return. Wartime History In late March 1945 targered by B-29 Superfortress from 20th Air Force (20th AF) that bomb Shimonoseki and mine the Shimonoseki Strait until the ned of the Pacific War. American missions against Shimonoseki March 18, 1945–August 14, 1945 Contribute
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