Austin, Buick, and Cadillac; Studebaker, Stutz, and Zephyr. How are these and 29 other names associated with automobiles relevant to a military operation that never took place?

peasypod

They were beaches assigned in 'Operation Downfall'. (Olympic and Coronet) http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8141/downfall.html Aug 06 05, 6:33 PM

lanfranco

Thank you, peasy. I was looking for a question that would be appropriate for today, August 6, and this was the best I could come up with: the invasion that never happened. The Maven did comment on the irony of naming the Invasion of Japan beaches after western-made cars. Aug 06 05, 6:51 PM

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