Operation Downfall

Examples of Operation Downfall in the following topics:

• The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Even before the surrender of Nazi Germany on May 8, 1945, plans were underway for the largest operation of the Pacific War, Operation Downfall, the invasion of Japan.
  • The operation had two parts: Operation Olympic and Operation Coronet.
  • Operation Olympic was to be followed in March 1946 by Operation Coronet, the capture of the Kantō Plain, near Tokyo on the main Japanese island of Honshū by the U.S.
  • Japan's geography made this invasion plan obvious to the Japanese; they were able to predict the Allied invasion plans accurately and thus adjust their defensive plan, Operation Ketsugō, accordingly.
  • Supporters of the bombings generally assert that they caused the Japanese surrender, preventing casualties on both sides during Operation Downfall.

• The North African Front

  • During Operation Compass, the Italian 10th Army was destroyed and the German Afrika Korps—commanded by Erwin Rommel, who later became known as "The Desert Fox"—was dispatched to North Africa during Operation Sonnenblume to reinforce Italian forces in order to prevent a complete Axis defeat.
  • Victory for the Allies in this campaign immediately led to the Italian Campaign, which culminated in the downfall of the fascist government in Italy and the elimination of a German ally.
  • The Italians halted to bring up supplies and Operation Compass, a British five-day raid in December 1940, led to the destruction of the Italian 10th Army.
  • Operation Torch started on 8 November 1942, and finished on 11 November.
  • During Operation Torch, American, Vichy French and German navy vessels fought the Naval Battle of Casablanca, ending in an American victory.

• Operations

• Types of International Business Operations

• The Battle of Stalingrad

  • The Battle of Stalingrad has been described as the biggest defeat in the history of the German Army and a decisive turning point in the downfall of Hitler in World War II.
  • On 19 November 1942, the Red Army launched Operation Uranus, a two-pronged attack targeting the weaker Romanian and Hungarian forces protecting the German 6th Army's flanks.
  • By the spring of 1942, despite the failure of Operation Barbarossa to decisively defeat the Soviet Union in a single campaign, the Germans had captured vast expanses of territory, including Ukraine, Belarus, and the Baltic republics.

• Converging Military Fronts

  • The Soviet victory heralded the downfall of German superiority, giving the Soviet Union the initiative on the Eastern Front.
  • On 22 June, the Soviets launched Operation Bagration that resulted in the almost complete destruction of the German Army Group Center.

• The End of the War

  • SS General Karl Wolff, after prolonged unauthorized secret negotiations with the western Allies (Operation Sunrise), which the Soviets viewed as an attempt to reach a separate peace, ordered all German armed forces in Italy to cease hostilities, and surrendered unconditionally to the Allies on May 2.
  • Summarize the downfall of Mussolini, Hitler, and Hirohito that marked the end of World War II.

• The Eisenhower Administration

  • The CIA in part deposed the leaders of Iran in Operation Ajax, of Guatemala through Operation Pbsuccess, and possibly the newly independent Republic of the Congo (Léopoldville). 
  • On June 17, 1954, Eisenhower launched Operation Wetback in response to increasing illegal immigration to the United States.
  • Privately he held McCarthy and his tactics in contempt and worked behind the scenes to weaken McCarthy, in particular by putting together a task force headed by Herbert Brownell, Sherman Adams, and Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. to oversee the defense of the Army., leading to the pivotal Army-McCarthy hearings which led to his downfall in 1954.

• Operating Expenses, Non-Operating Expenses, and Net Income

  • Operating expenses and non operating expenses are deducted from revenue to yield net income.
  • Operating expenses, non operating expenses and net income are three key areas of the income statement.

• Designing the Operation

  • Operations management is a strategic function in organizations that adds value to customers and allows businesses to successfully produce goods and deliver services.
  • Operational decisions determine how well these goods and services meet the needs of the organization's target market, and consequently, whether the organization will be able to survive over the long-term .
  • Operations management and planning are common in industries such as the airlines, manufacturing companies, service provider organizations, the military, and government.
  • Operations management touches upon multiple areas of a business, from engineering and research & development, to human resources and accounting.
  • Operations management plays a key role in the success in airline companies.