Author: General Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the Pacific
Date: 28/5/1945
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Topics: Operation DOWNFALL, Operation OLYMPIC
Description: First edition of the strategic plan that formed the basis for directives for operations to force the unconditional surrender of Japan by seizure of vital objectives in the Japanese Archipelago. Covers the directive itself. Also includes assumptions regarding both sides, operations (concepts, the employment and allocation of forces), and logistics (responsibilities, supply, evacuation, hospitalization, transportation, construction and control of installations and facilities). Digitized by the Military History Institute.
Source: General Headquarters, United States Army Forces in the Pacific. “Downfall—Strategic Plan for Operations in the Japanese Archipelago.” May 28, 1945. https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/3387/rec/1.
Link:
https://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4013coll8/id/3387/rec/1
Source ID: 67