IWO JIMA, OKINAWA AND THE PLANNED INVASION OF JAPAN
- From these bases Americans could fly and return with bombers to bomb Tokyo
- Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
- Kamikazes active
- Fire bombing of Tokyo after islands taken
- Invasion of Japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were two home Islands in Japan. A lot of Soldiers died on these islands. Tokyo was then fire bombed after these islands were taken. This was a dangerous mission.
- Men fought to the death and very few prisoners
- Kamikazes active
- Fire bombing of Tokyo after islands taken
- Invasion of Japan estimated to take 1 million American casualties
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were two home Islands in Japan. A lot of Soldiers died on these islands. Tokyo was then fire bombed after these islands were taken. This was a dangerous mission.
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