Communication Bunker Air Defence Chugoku Military District

This semi-underground communication bunker was constructed during the Second World War and was part of the Air Defence Chugoku Military District Headquarters. It survived largely the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. This bunker was located 700 meters from the hypocenter of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. From here, the first reports about the fate of Hiroshima were sent.

The bunker today:
It is currently used for educational purposes

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Source

• Text: TracesOfWar
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons