{"id":89567,"date":"2024-06-09T04:00:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=89567"},"modified":"2024-06-08T16:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-08T20:03:24","slug":"operation-downfall-2-million-men-to-invade-japan-ww2-week-302-june-8-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2024\/06\/09\/operation-downfall-2-million-men-to-invade-japan-ww2-week-302-june-8-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Downfall: 2 Million Men to Invade Japan &#8211; WW2 &#8211; Week 302 &#8211; June 8, 1945"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/id7JIFzZs4E?si=NfcDEZyU08RBSVIR\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 8 Jun 2024<\/p>\n<p>The plans to invade the Japanese Home Islands in the fall grow ever more concrete, with the main issue being not just how to transport men by the millions around the world, but where to put them once they get there. On land the fight continues in Okinawa and the Philippines, and at sea the American fleet is savaged by a typhoon for the second time in six months.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:34 Recap<br \/>\n01:22 The Allied Control Commission<br \/>\n02:29 Okinawa<br \/>\n03:50 The War in the Philippines<br \/>\n06:22 Halsey and another typhoon<br \/>\n09:13 Operation Downfall<br \/>\n19:07 Summary<br \/>\n19:24 Conclusion<br \/>\n20:28 Dedication to Donald Wilson Round<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nSource list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Hosted by:  Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Jake McCluskey<br \/>\nWritten by:  Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by:  Indy Neidell &#038; James Newman<br \/>\nMap animations by: Daniel Weiss<br \/>\nMap research by: Sietse Kenter<br \/>\nEditing and color grading by: Simon J. 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