What is Operation Downfall?
'''Operation Downfall''' was a planned military action. This was to be the [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] forces [[invasion]] of [[Japan]] to end the [[Second World War]]. It would have two main parts, Operation Olympic would be the biggest amphibious invasion in history, in [[Kyūshū]]. Airplanes based in Kyushu would then be used for an even bigger invasion called Operation Coronet. This would invade [[Honshū]]. After the [[Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]], the Japanese [[Surrender of Japan|surrendered]], so there was no need for an invasion. Operation Downfall was canceled. {{multistub|military|Japan}} [[Category:Invasions of World War II]]