the battle of okinawa
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THE BATTLE OF OKINAWABy: Josh Noble
Okinawa is on the Ryukyu Islands on the southern tip of Japan.
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Why did we need Okinawa?
• Allies needed to take the Pacific Islands before attacking
the mainland
• Okinawa was to be used a base in order to prepare for
the invasion of Japan
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The battle begins…
• Codenamed “Operation Iceberg”
• Allies began the invasion on April 1, 1945
• 60k Allied soldiers arrived on first day
• Not much Japanese resistance
• Allies cleared north of the island
Battle Timeline
• April 1- 10th Army secures a Japanese airstrip
• April 4- 10th Army makes first contact with Japanese
defenses in southern Okinawa
• April 20- 3rd Marine Corps takes northern Okinawa
• May 24- Marines take Naha, the capital of Okinawa
Timeline cont…
• June 10- U.S. Generals offer surrendering terms to
Japan, but they don’t accept
• June 15- All Japanese resistance ends
• June 21- US General announces Okinawa has been
secured
• June 23- Japanese generals commit suicide
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Overview of Attack
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Battle Statistics
America• 34 Allied ships sunk• 368 ships damaged• 763 aircraft lost• 12,000 killed• 36,000 wounded
Japan• 16 ships sunk• 4,000 aircraft lost• 70,000 soldiers killed• Over 100,000 civilians killed
Civilian Suicide
• Grenades were given to civilians
• Japanese commanders encouraged mass suicide
• Over 100,000 civilians committed suicide
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Conclusion
• Bloodiest battle of the Pacific
• Allowed Allies to prepare for invasion of Japan
• Proved unnecessary after the atomic bombs were
dropped
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Okinawa Today
• The Cornerstone Peace Memorial has the names of all
military and civilians from all countries who were killed
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Bibliography• http://
www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa• http://
www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_okinawa.htm• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/ge
neral-article/pacific-civilians-okinawa/
• http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/pacific-civilians-okinawa/