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Operation Starvation
World War II operation / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the spy novel, see Operation Starvation (novel).
Operation Starvation was a naval mining operation conducted in World War II by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) to disrupt Japanese shipping.
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Part of the Pacific War | |||||
![]() B-29 dropping sea mines over Japanese home waters | |||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||
Chester Nimitz | Koshirō Oikawa | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
15 aircraft lost[1][page needed] | 670 ships sunk or damaged, totaling 1,250,000+ tons |
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