Battle of Okinawa
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title:
Battle of Okinawa
text:
Battle of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa, codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by 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. The Kerama Islands surrounding Okinawa were preemptively captured on 26 March by the 77th Infantry Division. The 82-day battle lasted from 1
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Major 1945 battle of the Pacific War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Okinawa
date created:
2002-02-11T11:54:45Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T23:59:21Z
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