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The war continues against Japan...
Item # 690392
July 12, 1945
STARS & STRIPES, London Edition, July 12, 1945
* Island of Kyushu, Japan
* Attack on Kamikazes airdromes
* Operation Iceberg - Okinawa campaign
This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead. Penciled at the top is "War Dept."
The front page reports include: "Suicide Plane Lairs Battered by Fighters As Fleet Raids Abate" "U.S., Britain Start Rule In Berlin Zones Today" "500,000th GI Leaves ETO For the States" and more.
Four pages, tabloid-size, nice condition.
AI notes: In 1945, as Allied forces prepared for the planned invasion of Japan, they launched a series of major air and naval operations against kamikaze airdromes on Kyushu, the southernmost of Japan's main islands. These preemptive attacks were part of Operation Iceberg (the invasion of Okinawa) and Operation Downfall planning (the projected invasion of the Japanese home islands). Kamikaze pilots based on Kyushu had caused devastating losses during the Okinawa campaign, prompting the Allies to target their bases directly.
Category: World War II