The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg,: 17  was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island...

Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦, Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kessen) is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto...

Forces since the Battle of Okinawa and the end of World War II. The island was formally controlled by the United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands...

1945. During the Battle of Okinawa (1 April through 22 June 1945), the Tenth Army consisted of XXIV Corps of the U.S. Army (consisting of the 7th, 27th,...

The American invasion of the island of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, took place 1 April 1945. The Japanese military was determined to inflict a...

Battle of Okinawa USS Thomas E. Fraser (DM-24) Battle of Okinawa USS Shannon (DM-25) Battle of Okinawa USS Harry F. Bauer (DM-26) Battle of Okinawa USS Adams (DM-27)...

Okinawa Prefecture (Japanese: 沖縄県, Hepburn: Okinawa-ken) is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan. It has a population of 1,457,162 (as...

following Battle of Okinawa and the planned invasion of the Japanese homeland. Joe Rosenthal's Associated Press photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag...

of Okinawa, the final outlying islands, prior to the expected invasion of mainland Japan. The Battle of Okinawa was one of the last major battles of World...

Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan....

For the April 1945 invasion of Okinawa (Allied codename: Operation Iceberg), the Allies assembled the most powerful naval force in history. Since the few...

of the Japanese island of Okinawa in 1945. He was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire, making him one of the...

spire, atop a 450-foot-tall (140 m) ridge of coral approximately 1,000 yards (910 m) southwest of Arakachi, Okinawa.: 107  Heavily fortified by the 62nd Division...

Battle of Okinawa by saving an estimated 75 men, acting on his own, becoming the first of only three conscientious objectors to receive the Medal of Honor...

name "Okinawa", in honor of the World War II Battle of Okinawa. Okinawa was laid down on 1 April 1960 (15th anniversary of the invasion of Okinawa) by the...

(Decisive Battle for Okinawa), first published in Japanese in 1973, was an account of his first-hand experience directing Japanese operations on Okinawa during...

division the Battle of Okinawa started north-west of Shuri, Okinawa 23 April 1945. In the all-out counterattack 4 May 1945, the 1st battalion of the 32nd...

Battle of Okinawa the United States established the first refugee camp in Okinawa in the area south of present-day Kadena Air Base. The population of...

Okinawa: The Last Battle, April 1945 is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates the Battle of Okinawa...

along with the rest of the Division and the Army 77th Infantry Division, battled the Japanese stronghold. After Okinawa, 2/7 was part of the Operation Beleaguer...

participated in the Battle of Leyte Gulf where she was hit by a kamikaze. She took another kamikaze hit at the Battle of Okinawa, then completed repairs...

Ogawa's final action took place on May 11, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa. Piloting a bomb-laden Mitsubishi Zero fighter during Operation Kikusui...

forces engaged in the Battle of Okinawa. The Japanese force was attacked by U.S. carrier-borne aircraft before it could reach Okinawa; Yamato and five other...

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Okinawa, in honor of the Battle of Okinawa. The first USS Okinawa (CVE-127) was to be an escort...

Division. During World War II, they participated in the Battle of Okinawa and the Occupation of Japan (August–November 1945). In October 1945, they were...

the 72nd Shinbu Squadron, Araki died on May 27, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa when he deliberately crashed his bomb-laden Mitsubishi Ki-51 into...

against USS Bunker Hill during the Battle of Okinawa near the end of World War II. Yasunori was born on a farm outside of Akō, Hyōgo Prefecture. Kamikaze...

groups. 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)...

states the actual day and times. Other days such as A-Day (Battle of Leyte), L-Day (Battle of Okinawa) etc. have different meanings for the military. Other...

accounted for seven more. At some point during the early part of the Battle of Okinawa, it is claimed that William D. Porter accidentally damaged USS Luce...