The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, [27]: 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.

Dec 17, 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.

Oct 29, 2009 · The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. On April 1, 1945—Easter Sunday—the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180,000 U.S. Army and Marine...

The battle for Okinawa dragged out over nearly three months and included some of the worst kamikaze attacks of the war. By the time Okinawa was secured by American forces on June 22, 1945, the United States had sustained over 49,000 casualties including more than 12,500 men killed or missing.

At dawn on Easter, April 1, 1945, a fleet of 1,300 U.S. ships and 50 British ships closed in for the invasion of the island, which is part of Japan's southernmost prefecture. The battle lasted...

On 1 April 1945, U.S. ground forces began the Battle of Okinawa. The objective was to secure the island, thus removing the last barrier standing between U.S. forces and Imperial Japan.

Apr 1, 2020 · Historian Vince O'Hara analyzes the Battle of Okinawa, the final "island hopping" campaign in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Okinawa grimly foreshadowed what the Allies faced in a battle for Japan. On 1 April 1945, an armada of 1,321 ships gathered in the far western Pacific off Okinawa.

Amtracks from U.S. task force coming ashore on Okinawa, Ryukyus Islands, 1 April 1945. For today’s Navy, the Battle of Okinawa is a stark reminder of the importance of integrated American...

Jun 19, 2015 · The Battle of Okinawa stands as the costliest engagement of World War II in the Pacific. Japan lost as many as 100,000 soldiers, while the Allies suffered 65,000 casualties,...

Dec 17, 2024 · World War II: Okinawa Japanese soldier, flushed from a cave by a smoke grenade, surrendering to U.S. Marines on Okinawa, 1945. The intensity of the campaign was reflected in the battle for “ Chocolate Drop Hill,” a fortified Japanese mound guarding the approaches to Shuri.