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[[image: diagram/map of Japan's southern island of Kyushu, focusing on beach fronts and including close-up map in-sets]] TOP SECRET [[box]] DIAGRAM OF BEACH DESIGNATIONS FOR OPERATIONS AGAINST KYUSHU APPENDEX (IV) TO ANNEX (A) TO COMPHIBSPAC OP PLAN A11-45 Prepared by Intelligence Section Amphibious Forces Pacific 10 August 1945 [/box]] [[notable words observed on map]] TAXICAB BEACH ZONE Beach ZEPHYR Beach WINTON Beach STUTZ Beach STUDEBAKER Beach STAR Beach SAXON Beach ROLLS ROYCE Beach REO Beach PONTIAC DELIVERY WAGON BEACH ZONE Beach MOON Beach MERCEDES Beach MAXWELL Beach NASH CONVERTIBLE BEACH ZONE Beach LOCOMOBILE Beach LINCOLN Beach LASALLE Beach [[?]] ROADSTER BEACH ZONE Beach PLYMOUTH Beach PACKARD Beach OVERLAND Beach OLDSMOBILE LIMOUSINE BEACH ZONE TOWN CAR BEACH ZONE Beach AUSTIN Beach BUICK Beach CADILLAC Beach CHEVROLET Beach CHRYSLER Beach CORD Beach DORT Beach DeSOTO Beach DUSEMBERG Beach ESSEX Beach FORD Beach FRANKLIN STATION WAGON BEACH ZONE [[map inset]] KOSHIKI RETTO Beach BRAKE DRUM Beach WINDSHIELD Beach CYLINDER Beach DASHBOARD Beach GEARSHIFT Beach HEADLIGHT Beach HUBCAP Beach MUDGUARD Beach [[?]] Beach SPARKPLUG Beach TOOLBOX [[notable words observed on map]] [[underlined]] EXPLANATION OF BEACH DIAGRAM [/underlined]] 1. BEACH ZONES a. Force Landing beach zones will be designated by the names of different types of automobile bodies. b. Beach zone limits conform to limits of responsibility of Force Commanders. 2. BEACHES a. Corps and division beaches on the mainland will be given the names of different makes of automobiles. b. Corps and division beaches in the KOSHIKO RETTO, and in any other outlying islands to be captured will be given the names of different automobile parts. 3. SIZE AND SUBDIVISION OF BEACHES. NOTE - IMPORTANT --- Beach lengths shown on this diagram indicate the approximate length of available beaches. Definite lengths and locations of beaches will be determined by Corps and Attack Force Commanders. When approved by ComGen SIXTH Army and ComPhibsPac this information will be promulgated to all concerned. a. Beaches where terrain conditions permit, will be approximately 4,000 yds. in length. b. Each named beach will be divided into four color sections, each section being approximately 1,000 yards in length. c. Each color section will be divided into numbered subsections, each subsection being approximately 500 yards in length. d. Smaller beaches will be divided into sections by the use of such part of the above method as is suitable to their lengths, and the tactical plan for the landing. 4. BEACH NAMES, COLORS, AND NUMBER SEQUENCES a. KYUSHU beach names start at the northern beach in Eastern KYUSHU and, facing the beach, go to the left in alphabetical sequence, including those in KAGOSHIMA WAN. Beach names in outlying islands start at the norther beach on the Eastern side of the island and, facing the beach, go to the left in alphabetical sequence. b. Beach section colors will always be marked in the same sequence, viz. yellow, blue, red, green, from right to left, facing the beach. c. Beach subsections will always be marked in the same numerical order, from right to left, as shown in example. TRANSRON beach sections will be marked for each beach as shown below. Should three RCT's land abreast, beach lengths are correspondingly reduced. O - AIRFIELDS [[O with a dot in middle]] - REFERENCE POINTS [[line]] [[image: chart]] EXAMPLE OF BEACH DESIGNATION SHOWING SIZE AND SUBDIVISION OF BEACHES [[see chart for content]] [[line]] -17- TOP SECRET
