Invasion of the Kanto Plain (planned)
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Invasion of the Kanto Plain (planned) was the projected second phase of the Allied invasion of Japan in World War II, targeting the Tokyo region as part of the larger Operation Downfall strategy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Invasion of the Kanto Plain (planned) canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
planned amphibious invasion
ⓘ
planned military operation ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderWithinOperationDownfall | after Operation Olympic ⓘ |
| codenameContext |
Operation Downfall
ⓘ
surface form:
second phase of Operation Downfall
|
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Honshu
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| hasPhaseNumber | second phase ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
abandoned due to Japanese surrender after atomic bombings and Soviet entry into war against Japan
ⓘ
illustrates scale of planned Allied invasion of Japan ⓘ |
| intendedOutcome |
occupation of central Honshu
ⓘ
seizure of Japanese political and economic center ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| operationType | combined amphibious and land assault ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied invasion of Japan (planned)
ⓘ
Operation Downfall ⓘ |
| plannedAgainst |
Imperial Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| plannedBy |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
British Commonwealth forces ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth forces
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| plannedTheater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| plannedTimeframe | post-Operation Olympic period ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Operation Olympic
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Olympic (planned)
|
| reasonNotExecuted |
Japanese surrender in August 1945
ⓘ
end of World War II ⓘ |
| status | never executed ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture of Tokyo region
ⓘ
defeat of Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| targetCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| targetRegion |
Kanto Plain
ⓘ
Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo region
|
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