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...
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refer to: Battle of Okinawa, a major battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II, fought between the United States and the Empire of Japan Okinawa (film)...
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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...
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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...
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The American invasion of the island of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, took place 1 April 1945. The Japanese military was determined to inflict a...
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Tenth United States Army (category Field armies of the United States)
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,...
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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....
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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...
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Bath Iron Works (category Defense companies of the United States)
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)...
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sent to Okinawa in 1945 and died in the battle. Mitsuru Ushijima was the Japanese general at the Battle of Okinawa, during the final stages of World War...
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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...
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Desmond Doss (category Recipients of the Medal of Honor)
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...
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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...
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Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. (category Commandants of the Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy)
the amphibious invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa in 1945. He was killed during the closing days of the Battle of Okinawa by enemy artillery fire...
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For the April 1945 invasion of Okinawa (Allied codename: Operation Iceberg), the Allies assembled the most powerful naval force in history. Since the few...
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Hiromichi Yahara (redirect from Okinawa Kessen)
(Decisive Battle for Okinawa), first published in Japanese in 1973, was an account of his first-hand experience directing Japanese operations on Okinawa during...
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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...
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USS Maryland (BB-46) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
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...
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2nd Battalion, 7th Marines (category Infantry battalions of the United States Marine Corps)
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...
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24th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) (category Infantry divisions of Japan)
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...
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Okinawa: The Last Battle, April 1945 is a board wargame published by Simulations Publications Inc. (SPI) in 1975 that simulates the Battle of Okinawa...
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Thirty-Second Army (Japan) (section List of commanders)
gun) was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during the final stages of World War II. It was annihilated during the Battle of Okinawa. The Japanese 32nd...
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Yukio Araki (category People of Shōwa-period Japan)
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...
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Operation Ten-Go (redirect from Battle of the East China Sea)
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...
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Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign (category Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom)
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)...
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D-Day (military term) (redirect from The Battle of D-Day)
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...
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USS William D. Porter (DD-579) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
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...
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the Battle of Okinawa ended. The Cornerstone of Peace is a semi-circular avenue of stones engraved with the names of all the dead from the Battle of Okinawa...
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29th Marine Regiment (United States) (category Inactive units of the United States Marine Corps)
April 2010. Military History Online - Battle of Okinawa THE FINAL CAMPAIGN: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa Sugar-Loaf the Gateway to Naha THE FINAL...
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The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (沖縄県議会, Okinawa-kengikai) is the prefectural parliament of Okinawa. Its 48 members are elected every four years in 14...
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