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| Map of the Philippine Sea from Japan to the Carolines | Map of Taiwan (Formosa) indicating the locations of Prisoner-of-War facilities, 1945 | Estimated Japanese troop depositions in Kyushu, Japan, 9 Jul 1945 | Map depicting the proposed invasion routes of Operation Downfall; Japanese defensive positions were as of Aug 1945 |
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| Map depicting the proposed invasion routes of Operation Olympic | Estimated Japanese troop depositions in Kyushu, Japan, 2 Aug 1945 | Map depicting the proposed invasion routes of Operation Coronet | Map noting areas of Asia and Pacific under Allied and Japanese control as of 15 Aug 1945 |
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