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  2. Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Okinawa was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. [ 55 ] [ 56 ] The most complete tally of deaths during the battle is at the Cornerstone of Peace monument at the Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum , which identifies the names of each individual who died at Okinawa in World War II.

  3. Okinawa ground order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Medium tanks of the 713th Tank Battalion during a respite in the fighting on Okinawa. Renowned combat journalist Ernie Pyle shortly after being killed on Ie Shima. US Tenth Army Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., USA (KIA 18 Jun) Major General Roy S. Geiger, USMC (18 Jun thru 23 Jun) General Joseph W. Stilwell, USA (from 23 Jun)

  4. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign - Wikipedia

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    The two main land battles in the campaign were the Battle of Iwo Jima (16 February to 26 March 1945) and the Battle of Okinawa (1 April to 21 June 1945). One major naval battle occurred, called Operation Ten-Go (7 April 1945) after the operational title given to it by the Japanese.

  5. 1945 Katsuyama killing incident - Wikipedia

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    The 1945 Katsuyama killing incident was the killing of three African-American United States Marines in Katsuyama near Nago, Okinawa after the Battle of Okinawa on July 10, 1945, to August 13, 1946. Residents of Katsuyama had reportedly killed the three Marines for their repeated rape of village women during occupation of Okinawa and hid their ...

  6. Japan campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Okinawa (1 April to 21 June): Of approximately 100,000 Japanese defenders, only 24,455 survived. There were also two naval battles: Operation Ten-Go (7 April): All but four Japanese vessels committed were lost. The Battle of Tokyo Bay (22 and 23 July 1945): Most of the Japanese vessels committed were heavily damaged or lost.

  7. 1945 - Wikipedia

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    April 7 – Japanese battleship Yamato explodes after persistent attacks from U.S. aircraft during the Battle of Okinawa. April 30 – Adolf Hitler, along with his wife of one day Eva Braun, commits suicide. April 1 – WWII: Battle of Okinawa: The Tenth United States Army lands on Okinawa. April 4 – WWII:

  8. 22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa ... - AOL

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    BOSTON (AP) — Twenty-two historic artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II have been returned to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them in ...

  9. Chiran Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots - Wikipedia

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    Ki-43 Hayabusa. In 1975 a museum was built to commemorate the lives of the pilots and document their "patriotic efforts for peace".[1] [2] Enlarged in 1985, exhibits include four planes: a Nakajima Ki-43 Hayabusa, a 1943 Kawasaki Ki-61 Hien, a 1944 Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate, and a Mitsubishi Zero recovered from the seabed in 1980.