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  2. Operation Downfall - Wikipedia

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    Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II.The planned operation was canceled when Japan surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soviet declaration of war, and the invasion of Manchuria. [1]

  3. 1940 Winter Olympics - Wikipedia

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    They were ultimately cancelled because of World War II alongside the 1940 Summer Olympics in Tokyo City, Empire of Japan (later Helsinki, Finland), and were the second games to be canceled due to war. Sapporo subsequently hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics, becoming the first city in Asia to host the Winter Olympics.

  4. 1940 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    They were ultimately cancelled because of World War II alongside the 1940 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan, and were the third games to be cancelled due to war. Helsinki would eventually host the 1952 Summer Olympics. Tokyo would also later host the 1964 and 2020 Summer Olympics, the latter being postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. Category:Events cancelled due to World War II - Wikipedia

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    These are events that were cancelled due to World War II. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. 0–9. 1940 Summer Olympics ...

  6. 1944 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The games were cancelled because of World War II alongside the 1944 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and were the fifth games to be cancelled due to war. However, unofficial celebrations went ahead anyway in Switzerland as well as by Polish prisoners of war held in German-occupied Poland .

  7. 1944 in sports - Wikipedia

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    Masters Tournament – not played due to World War II [4] U.S. Open – not played due to World War II [4] British Open – not played due to World War II [4] PGA Championship – Bob Hamilton; Men's amateur. British Amateur – not played due to World War II; U.S. Amateur – not played due to World War II; Women's professional. Women's ...

  8. 1942 Indianapolis 500 - Wikipedia

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    It was to be the 30th annual running of the famous automobile race. The race was canceled due to the United States involvement in World War II. In total, the Indianapolis 500 was not held from 1942 to 1945. This was the second instance in which the Indianapolis Motor Speedway suspended the annual running of the Indianapolis 500.

  9. Operation FS - Wikipedia

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    Operation FS was the Imperial Japanese plan to invade and occupy Fiji, American Samoa, Samoa, and New Caledonia in the South Pacific during the Pacific conflict of World War II. The operation was set to be executed in July or August 1942 following Operation MO , Operation RY , and Operation MI .