0
"Operation Cardinal" happened. The details of an OSS operation in Mukden, Manchuria, shortly after the surrender of Japan is detailed in an article by Peter Clemens entitled, "Operation Cardinal: The OSS in Manchuria, August 1945."
It was published in a journal called Intelligence and National Security (Vol. 13, No. , Winter 1998)
Hal Leith, the Russian/Chinese linguist on the mission, is alive and well.
I think the questioner is confusing Operation Cardinal with Operation Downfall which was planned for (I believe) November 1945. After the two atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the surrender of Japan less than a week later, Operation Downfall became unnecessary.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
When did Operation Ranch Hand happen?
Operation Ranch Hand happened in 1964.
When did Operation Arctic Fox happen?
Operation Arctic Fox happened on 1941-07-01.
When did Operation Days of Penitence happen?
Operation Days of Penitence happened on 2004-10-16.
When did Operation Acid Gambit happen?
Operation Acid Gambit happened on 1989-12-20.
World's largest ever amphibious operation begins the allied reconquest of Europe?
It was operation Normandy
When did Cardinal Syn happen?
Cardinal Syn happened in 1998.
What St. Louis Cardinal players wore?
As far as we know, no St. Louis Cardinal player ever wore a "?".
When did Operation Deliverance happen?
Operation Deliverance happened in 1992.
When did Operation Protea happen?
Operation Protea happened in 1981.
When did Operation Bigamy happen?
Operation Bigamy happened in 1942.
When did Operation Anthropoid happen?
Operation Anthropoid happened in 1942.
When did Operation Kitbag happen?
Operation Kitbag happened in 1941.
When did Operation Begonia happen?
Operation Begonia happened in 1943.
When did Operation Kaika happen?
Operation Kaika happened in 2006.
When did Operation Bristle happen?
Operation Bristle happened in 1942.
When did Operation Bowery happen?
Operation Bowery happened in 1942.
When did Operation Canuck happen?
Operation Canuck happened in 1945.
