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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)ision]], formed from existing AIF personnel, as part of the [[Commonwealth Corps]] which was to be formed from Australian, British, Canadian and New Zealand units. The Australian First Tactical Air Force would have also provided 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]].
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T Planning for operations against Japan ceased in August 1945 when [[Surrender of Japan]] caused the invasion to become necessary. |Japan surrendered]] following the [[atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki]].⏎
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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 present in [[Tokyo Bay]] during the ceremony.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq69-2.htm |title=Allied Ships Present in Tokyo Bay During the Surrender Ceremony, [[2 September]] [[1945]] |accessdate=2007-01-13 |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors(contracted; show full)
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/index.html |title=Australia's War 1939—1945 |accessdate= |author= |date= |work= |publisher=[[Department of Veterans' Affairs (Australia)|Department of Veterans' Affairs]] }}


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