Allied invasion of Japan (planned)
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The Allied invasion of Japan (planned) was a never-executed World War II strategy envisioning large-scale amphibious assaults on the Japanese home islands to force Japan’s surrender prior to the use of atomic bombs and the Soviet entry into the war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II operation
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military operation plan ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Allied invasion of Japan
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planned Allied invasion of the Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Combined Chiefs of Staff
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Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryTargeted | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPhase | Operation Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Honshu
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Japanese home islands ⓘ Kyushu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Operation Coronet
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Operation Downfall NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Olympic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates anticipated cost of invading Japan
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influenced decision to use atomic weapons ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
force unconditional surrender of Japan
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invasion of Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| plannedBy |
Allies of World War II
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Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedByCommander |
Chester W. Nimitz
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Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plannedLandingArea |
Kanto Plain
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Tokyo region NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Kyushu ⓘ |
| plannedStartDate | 1945-11 ⓘ |
| planningLocation | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonNotExecuted |
Japanese decision to surrender
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Soviet declaration of war on Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Manhattan Project
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Soviet invasion of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskAssessment |
expected extremely high Allied casualties
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expected extremely high Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| secondPhase | Operation Coronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | never executed ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
avoid prolonged blockade and bombing campaign
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end war in the Pacific quickly ⓘ |
| timePlanned | 1945 ⓘ |
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