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[[Image:Work fight or perish (RC02370).jpg|thumb|An Australian Government leaflet bearing the likeness and signature of Prime Minister [[John Curtin]], telling Australians that they must make sacrifices for the war effort.]]
(contracted; show full)hen the war ended. Several Australian warships operated with the [[British Pacific Fleet]] (BPF) during the [[Battle of Okinawa]] and Australian destroyers later escorted British aircraft carriers and battleships during attacks on targets in the [[Japanese Archipelago|Japanese home islands]].<ref>Gill (1968). Pages 603-607, 611-614, 663-665 and 673-674.</ref> Despite its distance from Japan, Australia was the BPF's main base and a large number of facilities were built to support the fleet.
<ref>Horner (1982). Pages 377-381.</ref>

A planned invasion of the Japanese home island of [[Honshū]] in 1946, [[Operation Downfall#Coronet|Operation Coronet]], would probably have included a proposed [[Australian 10th Division]], formed from existing AIF personnel, as part of athe [[Commonwealth Corps]] which was to be formed from Australian, British, Canadian and AustrNew Zealiand units.<ref>Day (1992). Page 299.</ref> The Australian First Tactical Air Force would have also participated in this operation.rovided air support to this operation.<ref>Day (1992). Page 299.</ref> Three Australian heavy bomber squadrons were scheduled to be redeployed from Britain to Okinawa to join the [[Air raids on Japan|strategic bombardment of Japan]] as part of [[Tiger Force (air)|Tiger Force]].

The [[nuclear attack]]s on [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]] caused [[Surrender of Japan|Japan to surrender]] before invasion became necessary. General Blamey signed the [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender]] on behalf of Australia during the ceremony held on board [[USS Missouri (BB-63)|USS ''Missouri'']] on 2 September 1945. Several RAN warships were also present in [[Tokyo Bay]] during the ceremony.

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