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  2. Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia

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    The Cornerstone of Peace Memorial with names of all military and civilians from all countries who died in the Battle of Okinawa Marines celebrate Victory over Japan Day on Okinawa, August 1945 Military historian and journalist Hanson W. Baldwin stated about scale and ferocity of the battle, especially for American forces, that: [ 113 ]

  3. Okinawa naval order of battle - Wikipedia

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    The following table lists the Allied naval vessels that received damage or were sunk in the Battle of Okinawa between 19 March – 30 July 1945. The table lists a total of 147 damaged ships, five of which were damaged by enemy suicide boats, and another five by mines.

  4. Okinawa ground order of battle - Wikipedia

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    Landing beaches on Okinawa. The American invasion of the island of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, took place 1 April 1945. The Japanese military was determined to inflict a casualty rate so high that the U.S. government would choose not to invade the Japanese home islands.

  5. List of World War II battles involving the United States

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    Battle of Okinawa: April 1, 1945 June 22, 1945 Okinawa, Japan Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign 51,429 (12,513 killed and 38,916 wounded) [3] Allied victory Japan largest amphibious battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II; Ended in heavy casualties for both sides; Large-scale deaths of Okinawan civilians. Ended in U.S. occupation of Okinawa

  6. Marking Battle of Okinawa anniversary, governor of southern ...

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    The governor of Japan's southern prefecture of Okinawa marked the 78th anniversary of one of World War II's bloodiest battles Friday by calling for more diplomatic efforts toward peace, saying a ...

  7. Operation Ten-Go - Wikipedia

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    Okinawa was declared secure by Allied forces on 21 June 1945, [60] after an intense and costly battle. Japan surrendered on 15 August 1945 after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the USSR launching an invasion of northern China and Korea.

  8. Operation Kikusui - Wikipedia

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    During Operation Kikusui I, the Surface Special Attack Force, consisting of the battleship Yamato, the light cruiser Yahagi, and 8 destroyers, under the command of Vice-Admiral Seiichi Itō, left for Okinawa to support ground defense operations there, but were repulsed by over 300 carrier aircraft belonging to Admiral Mitscher's Task Force 58 ...

  9. 22 artifacts looted after the Battle of Okinawa ... - AOL

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    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 their late father ...