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The invasion of Japan was expected to cause massive casualties.

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Is it true that the invasion of Japan was expected to cause massive casualties?

Yes. Multiple reference sources state that both Japanese and American leaders expected an invasion of Japan's mainland to be extremely costly in lives, with one describing the prospect as an impending bloodbath.

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world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-encyclopedia-of-pacific-wars-in-world-war-ii-2001
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world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-encyclopedia-of-pacific-wars-in-world-war-ii-2001. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-encyclopedia-of-pacific-wars-in-world-war-ii-2001

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Operation Downfall - Wikipedia
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Operation Downfall - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Downfall

world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-an-encyclopedia-military-history-of-the-united-states-2003
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world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-an-encyclopedia-military-history-of-the-united-states-2003. (n.d.). archive.org. https://archive.org/details/world-war-ii-in-the-pacific-an-encyclopedia-military-history-of-the-united-states-2003

INVASION EXPECTED (Evening Post, 06 June 1945)
1945
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INVASION EXPECTED (Evening Post, 06 June 1945). (1945). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450606.2.32.3

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