Naval armada deployed for invasion of Japan, 1945 --phenominal pictures

[JuST Peter]

Interesting bit of history. I’ve never heard this story or of the atoll Ulithi. Good read and great pictures.   


This is from an American site and is written by them and for them:

This is phenomenal…! An Armada
of ships and airplanes poised for the invasion of
Japan…that never happened…because President Truman
authorized the dropping of “A” bombs at Nagasaki and
Hiroshima that resulted in the Japanese surrender. Just
think of the American lives that would have been lost had
this invasion occurred. Be thankful that we had a President
with the courage to make the call. Sadly most Americans
today know nothing about this and the sacrifices made by
those before us. We are not teaching US history in our
schools anymore….Some great pictures of the Ulithi
armada! US Naval armada deployed for invasion of
Japan.
 
Keep this for posterity.  There will never be another
assemblage of naval ships like this
again.Staging area for the invasion of
Japan. Check out the carriers on "Murderer's
Row."  If any of you folks had fathers,
grandfathers or uncles in the Navy during World War II, they
may well have been involved in this operation, given the
tremendous number of the ships and personnel
involved.  You may also recognize them in
some of the photos.

http://www.warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=52966%20

[ST2UP]

Some brilliant historical pics through them.....great find Pete 

[Marcus]

Wow the scale of it... I was unaware

[JuST Peter]

It makes the D-Day armada look small by comparison