Downfall
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Downfall is the codename for the planned but never executed Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Downfall canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
planned invasion ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Australia
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Philippines ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Downfall ⓘ |
| codenameFor | planned Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| estimatedCasualties |
very high Allied casualties
ⓘ
very high Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Operation Coronet
ⓘ
Operation Olympic ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates anticipated cost of invading Japan
ⓘ
influenced decision to use atomic bombs ⓘ |
| location | Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| objective |
defeat of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
occupation of Japan ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Chester W. Nimitz
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz
Allied military planners ⓘ Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
surface form:
General Douglas MacArthur
Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
surface form:
United States Joint Chiefs of Staff
|
| plannedComponent |
air superiority campaign
ⓘ
amphibious landings ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ |
| plannedDate |
early 1946
ⓘ
late 1945 ⓘ |
| plannedLandingArea |
Kantō region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kanto Plain near Tokyo
Kyushu ⓘ
surface form:
southern Kyushu
|
| plannedOpposingForce |
Imperial Japanese Army
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Japanese civilian militias ⓘ |
| plannedTarget | Japan ⓘ |
| reasonForCancellation |
Soviet–Japanese War (1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet declaration of war on Japan
atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ surrender of Japan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese surrender
ⓘ
Manhattan Project ⓘ Operation Coronet ⓘ Operation Olympic ⓘ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ⓘ |
| status | never executed ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1945 ⓘ |
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