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2 days ago · The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, [24]: 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.
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Landing beaches on Okinawa. The American invasion of the...
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The 6th Marine Division was a United States Marine Corps...
- Hiromichi Yahara
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Landings on Okinawa and neighboring islands Destroyer...
- Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (/ ˈ s aɪ m ə n ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər ˈ b...
- Cactus Ridge
In the Battle of Okinawa, Cactus Ridge was the name U.S....
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Sep 9, 2024 · Battle of Okinawa (April 1–June 21, 1945), World War II battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands. The capture of Okinawa was seen as a precursor to an invasion of the Japanese home islands.
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6 days ago · Physically, Japan made an imposing target, distant from other landmasses and with very few beaches geographically suitable for sea-borne invasion. Only Kyūshū (the southernmost island of Japan) and the beaches of the Kantō Plain (both southwest and southeast of Tokyo) were realistic invasion zones.
Sep 9, 2024 · Battle of Okinawa - Intensified, Collapsed, Resistance: The elements of the 10th Army that had moved south toward the main population centres of Naha and Shuri encountered the fiercest kind of resistance. As on Iwo Jima, the Japanese fought with great tenacity and succeeded in making the Americans expend heavy casualties for small gains.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
1 day ago · Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles fought by the Americans during the Pacific War. American casualties were 6,821 killed and 19,207 wounded. [ 194 ] The Japanese losses totaled well over 20,000 men killed, with only 1,083 prisoners taken. [ 194 ]
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4 days ago · The Japanese were determined to hold Iwo Jima. As they had done on other Pacific islands, they had created underground defenses there, making the best possible use of natural caves and the rough, rocky terrain.
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5 days ago · The presentations highlighted two areas: Chichijima, the main island favored by tourists for its natural attractions, and Iwo Jima, a restricted military base and the site of a pivotal World War II battle.
