1 April 1945
Allied forces landed on Okinawa in Operation Iceberg, beginning the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign.
Fierce Resistance
Japanese forces fought from fortified cave systems while large-scale kamikaze attacks targeted Allied naval forces offshore.
Heavy Losses
More than 80 days of intense combat resulted in enormous military casualties and devastating civilian suffering across Okinawa.
22 June 1945
Organized Japanese resistance ended, giving the Allies a strategic base only a few hundred miles from the Japanese mainland.
Path to Surrender
The battle’s staggering human cost influenced Allied planning and preceded the atomic bombings and Japan’s surrender later in 1945.
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Okinawa campaign cipher
During the Battle of Okinawa, Japan launched large-scale ________ attacks against Allied warships.
Okinawa saw the largest concentration of kamikaze attacks during World War II, with hundreds of suicide aircraft targeting Allied naval forces.
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