April 1, 1945 (, Yiyou February 19), the U.S. troops landed in Okinawa, Japan.





U.S. troops landed in Okinawa
1945, U.S. troops began landing in Okinawa. Up to 182,000 people; participate in the Battle of Okinawa, the U.S. military and other U.S. and British navy has also deployed a variety of ships 1400. Desperate resistance stationed in Okinawa, 100,000 Japanese troops were dispatched the suicide special forces aircraft over 2300 sorties.
Okinawa is the largest island of the Ryukyu Islands in the Pacific from the Japanese mainland recent naval and air bases, the last bulwark of the cover of the Japanese mainland. In early 1945, the U.S. military base for the establishment of air and sea attack on the Japanese mainland, decided to attack and occupy Okinawa. (1945.4.1)
U.S. forces in Okinawa "green" One beach landing
4 morning, the U.S. military in Okinawa central feathers with manifold Lot 9 km north-south assault landing day four divisions of about 60,000 landing. April 4, the U.S. military occupation of Okinawa, the central region, and the completion of the landing task, and immediately to the north and south of the Japanese main front of attack, the Japanese stubborn resistance. from
4, Japanese combined fleet sail to Okinawa waters "bully" battle plan to carry out violent attacks, the U.S. fleet landing transport vessels. On April 7, the Japan Marine special forces troops tried to fight to the death with the United States Fleet fast aircraft carrier battle groups in the United States against the seas south of Kyushu. The Japanese "kamikaze" suicide aircraft Crazy impact on U.S. warships, 386 U.S. carrier-based aircraft attack, stroke sunk seven Japanese warships, including the battleship Yamato, known as the world's largest displacement of 68,000 tons. At this point, the main force of the Japanese combined fleet was basically wiped out. (Lssdjt.cn)
U.S. military ships shelled Okinawa
April 6, 2011 to June 22, 2011, the Japanese army and navy air force codenamed "the Kikusui combat" suicide machine The offensive against the United States fleet of 10 large-scale attack. Has made some victories, but could not pull out a victory. On April 21, the U.S. military occupation of the northern part of Okinawa and Ie Island. South into the U.S. military met with fierce resistance of the Japanese army. 24, 2009, U.S. troops break through the defense line of the animal husbandry and Hong Kong. May 31, break through the the Shuri line of defense. June 22, breakthrough south of the last line of defense. Morijima Commander Ushijima full and chief of staff of ritual suicide. Eliminate the remnants of the Japanese army in the end of June.
Okinawa landings which lasted 96 days, the United States and Japan in the Pacific island combat in the largest, longest, heaviest loss campaign, the Japanese, more than 90,000 people killed in addition to the 9,000 taken prisoner, the Japanese machine the destruction of 7830, the Special Attack Machine 2200, islanders were killed about 10 million people. More than 70,000 U.S. military casualties, loss of aircraft 763, destroyer ships more than 400 vessels, the 10th Army commander Buckner will also be shot and killed on the front line.
battle of Okinawa was the last battle of the U.S. military offensive in the Pacific island of Vietnam, the U.S. military has made a strong attack on the Japanese mainland naval and air bases. (L $ dj��.c��m)
Okinawa surrender