>>16191298>>16191307>40K soldiers stationed in Hiroshimaand 9K in Nagasaki.
>Hiroshima was a city of considerable military importance. It contained the 2nd Army Headquarters, which commanded the defense of all of southern Japan. The city was a communications center, a storage point, and an assembly area for troops. To quote a Japanese report, "Probably more than a thousand times since the beginning of the war did the Hiroshima citizens see off with cries of 'Banzai' the troops leaving from the harbor."> At the time of the attack the population was approximately 255,000.40K soldiers stationed in a 250K city. That's 16% of the population being soldiers, that's not counting auxiliaries, or military factories/workers/
>The city of Nagasaki had been one of the largest sea ports in southern Japan and was of great war-time importance because of its many and varied industries, including the production of ordnance, ships, military equipment, and other war materials. The narrow long strip attacked was of particular importance because of its industries.https://www.atomicarchive.com/resources/documents/med/med_chp6.html#Hiroshima 