DOWNFALL (Operation Olympic & Coronet) - THE PLAN FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN

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CHAPTER XIII
"DOWNFALL" THE PLAN FOR THE INVASION OF JAPAN

https://history.army.mil/books/wwii/Mac ... 1/ch13.htm

Canadian Participation in Operation Coronet included the 6th Canadian Division which was intended to be part of the Commonwealth Corps:

Operation Coronet
1 March 1946(Invasion of Honshu)

First Army (General Courtney H. Hodges)

III Marine Amphibious Corps

• 1st Marine Division

• 4th Marine Division

• 6th Marine Division (available from Y+5)

XXIV Corps

• 7th Infantry Division

• 27th Infantry Division

• 96th Infantry Division (available from Y+5)

Follow-On Un-Named Corps (Transferred from Europe)

• 5th Infantry Division

• 44th Infantry Division

• 86th Infantry Division

Eighth Army (Lt. General Robert L. Eichelberger)

X Corps

• 24th Infantry Division

• 31st Infantry Division

• 37th Infantry Division (available from Y+5)

XIII Corps (Lands on Y+10)

• 13th Armored Division

• 20th Armored Division

XIV Corps

• 6th Infantry Division

• 32nd Infantry Division

• 38th Infantry Division (available from Y+5)

Follow-On Un-Named Corps (Transferred from Europe)

• 4th Infantry Division

• 8th Infantry Division

• 87th Infantry Division

Commonwealth Corps

X Corps (Lt. Gen. Sir Charles F. Kneightley) (Afloat Reserve for CORONET)

• 3rd British Division

• 6th Canadian Division

• 10th Australian Division

• Unnamed British Division available from Y+40

• Unnamed British Division available from Y+40

Army Forces Pacific Reserve

• 97th Infantry Division

• 11th Airborne Division (Available Y+35)

Un-Named Corps

• 2nd Infantry Division

• 28th Infantry Division

• 35th Infantry Division

Un-Named Strategic Reserve Corps (Philippines – Available Y+35)

• 91st Infantry Division

• 95th Infantry Division

• 104th Infantry Division