Final Hour

Background
It is mid fall of 1945.Germany and Italy have surrendered earlier in the year leaving Japan as the only axis member left.due to the atomic bomb used in the trinity test was deemed that it did not produce significant results,Operation Downfall was set into motion. although Japan lost the battles of iwo jima and Okinawa,Japans homeland was still heavily defended and full of troops ready to die for the emperor.only time can tell if this will be Japans downfall.

Timeline

 * Oct 25 1945: the U.S 3rd Fleet bomb Koshiki Retto
 * Oct 26 1945: Kamikazes sink 4 U.S ships
 * Oct 27 1945: The 40th Division lands on the islands of Ujishima,Kusikakishima,Kuroshima,and Kuchinoerabujima taking the the islands by the end of the day with the lost of 400 Americans.also the 158th Combat Regiment lands the island of Tanegashima facing tough resistance but they take the island at the end of the day. Kamikaze attacks continue with 7 ships being sunk and 4 damaged.
 * Oct 28 1945: 40th Division lands on Koshiki Retto and is captured by the evening
 * Oct 29 1945:  1000 carriers and battleships acting as the 3rd Fleet is sent south east of Kyushu to  lure the Japanese imperial Navy.the Japanese take this bait and also dispatch 1000 kamikazes.when they arrive they realize it is not the 3rd Fleet but many carriers and  battleships. carrier aircraft shoot down a majority of the kamikaze planes while the battleships inflict heavy losses on the the Japanese Imperial Navy.but the U.S losses 23 ships in the processes. the III Amphibious Corps and the XXIV Corp land in southern Taiwan facing moderate Resistance but capture southern Taiwan by the next day.
 * Oct 31 1945; The Americans land and take the island of Joje as a last minute operation before the invasion of Japan begins
 * Nov 1 1945 :Operation Olympic begins with the naval bombardment of Shikoku but Typhoon Ida cuts the bombardment short.The first troops that land in Japan are the elements of the XI Corp in Arike bay.the troops face little resistance but lots of booby traps and mines kills more than a many troops.Then elements of the I Corp land just north of Miyazaki facing moderate resistance including civilian resistance but they secure the beach head.the most gruesome of the fighting occurred in Kushikino where the elements of the V Amphibious Corp after landing face heavy resistance and are stuck on the beach but they manage to secure the beachhead except they are under constant Japanese attack so they cannot get out of the beach.at the end of the day 10,000 Americans are dead while 36,000 Japanese are dead.
 * Nov 2 1945: American forces arrive in Miyazaki facing there first major resistance including civilians. the Americans face casualties but take Miyazaki by early afternoon and by the end of the day they took the town of Saito. American forces also bomb the town of Shibushi to soften up the defenses there
 * Nov 3 1945: The Americans arrive in the town of Shibushi but oddly enough there was little Japanese resistance because most of the troops were withdrawn to help in Kushikino. so the town was captured that day. In Taiwan the battle of Taichung begins.
 * Nov 4 1945: The IX Corp supported by the 11th Airborne Division land at the city of Kagoshima.they face moderate casualties but take the city.this causes the Japaneses to divert there forces from Kushikino to Kagoshima giving the Americans time to breath.
 * Nov 5 1945: 2nd battle of Kagoshima begins
 * Nov 8 1945: 2nd battle of Kagoshima ends in a hard fought American victory
 * Nov 11 1945: The battle of Taichung ends in American victory
 * Nov 12 1945: American forces link up and start pushing north to capture the island of Kyushu
 * Nov 14 1945: American forces meet a small Japanese Armored Brigade at Asagiri which causes a short battle witch ends in a American victory
 * Nov 17 1945: The Americans arrive at Kumamoto starting the battle of Kumamoto
 * Nov 20 1945: The battle of Kumamoto ends in American victory
 * Nov 21 1945: The Americans arrive at the Saga and Nagasaki prefectures
 * Nov 22 1945: the 20th Air force bombs Nagasaki with B-29 bombers for 2 days
 * Nov 24 1945: Battle of Nagasaki begins,The Japanese put up heavy resistance
 * Nov 25 1945: Battle of Taipei begins
 * Nov 27 1945: Battle of Nagasaki ends in an American victory but the Japanese are getting so desperate they are using suicide bombers now
 * Nov 28 1945: The battle of Fukuoda begins
 * Nov 30 1945: The battle of Fukuoda ends in American victory.although they did face a good amount of casualties due to kamikazes flying there planes into buildings
 * Nov 31 1945: The Americans capture Kitakyushu signifying the American capture of Kyushu
 * Dec 1 1945: The Soviet Union land in Hokkaido, and at the same time the Americans arrive on Honshu by capturing Shimonoseki
 * Dec 2 1945: the Battle of Taipei ends in American victory.Taiwan is occupied by U.S forces
 * Dec 3 1945: American forces land at Shikuko and start the battle of Kochi. during the battle one of the last last ships in the Japanese Imperial Navy rams a into troop transport ship in an act of sacrifice
 * Dec 4 1945: The battle of Kochi ends in American victory
 * Dec 9 1945: Battle of Hiroshima,The Americans use a new type of weapon which is napalm and they set the city ablaze, burning out the defenders and signifying an American victory
 * Dec 12 1945: After the Americans take Okayama the Japaneses halt the Americans at battle of Himeji
 * Dec 16 1945 The battle of Sapporo begins.the battle began with bombardment by katyusha roket trucks and then a bayonet charge by both sides. Banzai and Ura can be heard during this charge.after that the battle turned into house to house fighting
 * Dec 18 1945: The Americans breakthrough the Japanese defenses
 * Dec 19 1945: The Battle of Sapporo ends in Soviet victory
 * Dec 24 1945: The Americans capture Shikoku
 * Dec 25 1945: The Battle of Osaka begins.the Japanese put up stiff resistance and held back the Americans.Meanwhile the Americans from Shikoku land south of Osaka and take the town of Wakayama without too much resistance
 * Dec 27 1945: The Americans from the south attack the Japanese defenders in Osaka and the Americans encircle Japanese and crush them ending the Battle of Osaka in American victory
 * Dec 30 1945: The Americans use gas in the battle of Kyoto.The Battle ended in American victory
 * Jan 7 1946: The Soviets capture Hakodate with little resistance.This means the soviets have captured Hokkaido
 * Jan 15 1946: At the Battle of Nagoya the Americans deploy gas again ensuring another easy victory.but the newly founded U.N tells the U.S to not use it again under international law and they abide
 * Jan 18 1946: The battle of Toyama begins
 * Jan 22 1946: The battle of Toyama ends in American victory
 * Jan 26 1946:The Soviets land on Honshu and capture Aomori with moderate resistance
 * Feb 1 1946: The Americans get halted at Hamamatsu
 * Feb 13 1946: the Japanese launch the Gifu offensive and it is successful at first
 * Feb 17 1946: the Soviets are stopped at the northern borders of the Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures
 * Feb 22 1946: The Gifu offensive is pushed back
 * Feb 28 1946: the Americans achieve a breakthrough at the battle of Mt Fuji
 * Mar 1 1946: Operation Coronet begins when 4 Corps from the first army and 4 Corps from the eight army and 1 Corp from the British land in Chiba and Kanagawa,there is little resistance in Chiba but heavy resistance in Kanagawa
 * Mar 4 1946: American forces link up with troops in Kanagawa and start moving toward Tokyo
 * Mar 5 1946: American forces capture Chiba prefecture
 * Mar 8 1946: The Battle of Yokohama begins,heavy fighting in the streets occur with the Japanese fighting to the last man in some areas.
 * Mar 13 1946: the battle of Yokohama ends and whats left of the Japaneses defenders retreat from Tokyo bay to Tokyo
 * Mar 14 1946: Tokyo is encircled beginning the battle of Tokyo,brutal house to house fighting occurs with the Japanese fighting to the last man in most areas.tanks are destroyed by the hundreds of mines placed throughout the city and most of Tokyo is rubble with heavy fighting everywhere
 * Mar 16 1946: Kawasaki taken by Americans
 * Mar 18 1946: Americans capture Adachi and Edogawa
 * Mar 20 1946: due to the failed trinity test, scientist in the U.S made a more effective atomic bomb in Feb but they were waiting for the right time to use it.an atomic bomb is detonated in Tokyo right over the emperors palace,just far enough to not effect American troops.it leveled the already ruined city of Tokyo ending most of the resistance there.but killing thousands of civilians still in the city.
 * Mar 21 1946: American troops enter the remains of Tokyo.the Americans claim they won the battle,but the battle was not won yet because Japanese troops hid in the subways and sewers including general Anami who is leading whats left of the Japanese troops in Tokyo.this was known when reports of American troops were still being attacked by Japanese.the first battle was fought in Minato station where 150 Japanese soldiers fought down to only 4 men until they finally surrendered
 * Mar 22 1946: the Americans fight about 300 Japanese soldiers in the sewers of Tokyo when they where down to only 50 soldiers, they flooded the sewer with water from Tokyo bay. this backfired and killed more Japanese than Americans leaving only 1 Japanese solider alive. at the same time the Americans used a new bomb on Taito station which the bomb drills into the ground then explodes.when this happened the station caved in killing all 200 Japaneses soldiers inside
 * Mar 23 1946: The Americans Assault Shinagawa station by blowing the top of the station so troops can enter. 400 Japanese soldiers fought until 23 men where left
 * Mar 24 1946: The Americans Assault the main Japanese HQ at Shibuya station where 700 Japanese soldiers and 3 tanks are held up. the Americans backed up by a tank breakthrough a barricade in the tunnel and then entering the station.the American tank destroys 2 Japanese tanks but then is destroyed by one Japanese tank.a medal of honor recipient destroys the one Japanese tank with a grenade.the Japanese fight stiffly but retreat to another part of the station.during there retreat they throw gas canisters and shoot them to make a wall of fire to give them time to prepare.after the fire went out the Japanese set up another barricade.the Americans throw grenades at the barricade destroying it and killing some Japanese troops. whats left of the Japanese troops fight until there is only 48 men left.after the battle the Americans go to the generals quarters to find general Anami. but they only found him dead because during the battle he committed seppuku. a few hours later the emperor said Japan will surrender ending WW2. Japaneses resistance continued after the war at the battle of Sendai from Apr 8 to the 14 and the battle of Sado on Apr 23.The battle of Tokyo cost the lives on 92,000 Americans and 1 million Japaneses. Operation Downfall would cost the lives of 600,000 Americans and 7.5 million Japaneses.with WW2 ends it began a new chapter human history a chapter that every human on this earth wants.the chapter for achieving world peace