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Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa · Post-Work: User:W.wolny, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
1 Apr 1945 – 23 Jun 1945
Where
Okinawa Islands
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Japan230 BCE – todayEmpire of Japan1864 – 1947

Before and after

Battle of Iwo Jima1945Indonesian National Revolution1945 – 1949Show on timeline

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