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Pre-invasion Bombardment. Securing the beachhead. Operation Iceberg would proceed in three parts:. Battle. The last stepping stone to the Japanese home islands. The United States Military would suffer 62,000 Casualties. .
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Pre-invasion Bombardment Securing the beachhead Operation Iceberg would proceed in three parts: Battle
The last stepping stone to the Japanese home islands. The United States Military would suffer 62,000 Casualties.
Before the atomic bomb was made available the Battle of Okinawa was to serve as the platform for the invasion of Kyushu: Operation Olympic.