Operation Downfall
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Operation Downfall was the proposed plan by United States and British Empire forces for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II. It was canceled when Japan surrendered f
Nimitz, MacArthur and Leahy holding a conference with FDR.
American estimates of Japanese troop strength on Kyūshū as of July 9, 1945
American estimates of Japanese troop strength on Kyūshū as of August 2, 1945
Battle of Okinawa
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The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Im
Operation Downfall
…Set to begin in November 1945, Operation Olympic was intended to capture the southern third of the southernmost main Japanese island, Kyūshū, with the recently captured island of Okinawa to be used as a staging area. In Spring 1946 would come Operation Coronet, the planned invasion of the Kantō Plain, near Tokyo, on…
1st Marine Regiment during fighting at Wana Ridge during the Battle of Okinawa, May 1945
Tekketsu Kinnōtai child soldiers on Okinawa
The battleship Yamato explodes after persistent attacks from US aircraft.
American aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill burns after being hit by two kamikaze planes within 30 seconds.