Battle of Okinawa

1945 major battle of the Pacific War. 
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1945 — 1945 battle, Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi, Battle of Bōno-Misaki, Battle of Kakazu, Battle of Maeda, Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill, Bombing of Okinawa, Cactus Ridge, Japan, Kumejima Massacre, Kyushu Air Battle, Operation Gi-Go, Operation Kikusui, Operation Ten-Go, The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa, Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign, World War II, 

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  Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi 1945
  
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  Battle of Kakazu 1945
  
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  Battle of Maeda 1945
  
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  Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill 1945
  
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  Cactus Ridge 1945
  
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  Kumejima Massacre 1945
  
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  Operation Gi-Go 1945
  
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  Operation Kikusui 1945
  
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  The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa 1945
  
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  Shiro-Furi disturbance 1453
  

Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi – Battle of Kakazu – Battle of Maeda – Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill – Former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters – invasion of Ryukyu – Kyushu Air Battle – Nakagusuku Bay Temporary Fortress – Operation Ten-Go – Shiro-Furi disturbance – Shuri Castle – Urasoe Castle – USS LSM-157 – Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign – Zakimi Castle – 

1945-04-01T00:00:00Z

1945-04-01

1945-06-23T00:00:00Z

1945-06-23

1945-06-11T00:00:00Z

Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi 1945

1945-04-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Kakazu 1945

1945-04-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Maeda 1945

1945-05-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill 1945

1945-04-04T00:00:00Z

Cactus Ridge 1945

1945-06-01T00:00:00Z

Kumejima Massacre 1945

1945-05-24T00:00:00Z

Operation Gi-Go 1945

1945-04-06T00:00:00Z

Operation Kikusui 1945

1945-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa 1945

1453-01-01T00:00:00Z

Shiro-Furi disturbance 1453

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Admirals of Task Force 58 during Okinawa campaign on Ulithi Atoll in May 1945

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 1 (Shuri)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 2 (Shuri)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 3 (Shuri)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 4 (Shuri)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 5 (Shuri)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 6 (Mabuni)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 7 (Mabuni)

Former 32nd Army Headquarters 8 (Mabuni)

General Motors TBM Avengers of VMTB-233 in flight over Okinawa, Japan, in May-June 1945

Grasshopper on Okinawa

Japanese night raiders are greeted with a lacework of anti-aircraft fire by the Marine defenders of Yontan airfield, on Okinawa HD-SN-99-02894

Large Bailey Bridge constructed during Battle of Okinawa

New CB-built Bailey bridge near Hija

Okinawa 119696

Okinawa The Pinnacle 2

Okinawa's child soldiers

Tracers over Okinawa after first Japanese peace offer 1945

USS Waldron (DD-669) in heavy seas during the Okinawa campaign, 1945

宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 1

宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 2

宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 3

宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 4

• The First Marine Division on Okinawa - 1 April - 30 June 1945 (IA firstmarinedivis00stoc) (Wikimedia)
• The conquest of Okinawa - an account of the Sixth Marine Division (IA conquestofokinaw00carl) (Wikimedia)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1945	Battle in the Hills of Kuniyoshi	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Battle of Kakazu	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Battle of Maeda	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Battle of Sugar Loaf Hill	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Cactus Ridge	conflict		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Kumejima Massacre	massacre, war crime		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Operation Gi-Go	military operation		Wikidata
conflict	1945	Operation Kikusui	suicide attack, military operation		Wikidata
conflict	1945	The Pinnacle, Battle of Okinawa	conflict		Wikidata
war	1453	Shiro-Furi disturbance	war of succession		Wikidata
document		The First Marine Division on Okinawa - 1 April - 30 June 1945 (IA firstmarinedivis00stoc)			Wikimedia
document		The conquest of Okinawa - an account of the Sixth Marine Division (IA conquestofokinaw00carl)			Wikimedia
image		Admirals of Task Force 58 during Okinawa campaign on Ulithi Atoll in May 1945			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 1 (Shuri)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 2 (Shuri)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 3 (Shuri)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 4 (Shuri)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 5 (Shuri)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 6 (Mabuni)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 7 (Mabuni)			Wikimedia
image		Former 32nd Army Headquarters 8 (Mabuni)			Wikimedia
image		General Motors TBM Avengers of VMTB-233 in flight over Okinawa, Japan, in May-June 1945			Wikimedia
image		Grasshopper on Okinawa			Wikimedia
image		Japanese night raiders are greeted with a lacework of anti-aircraft fire by the Marine defenders of Yontan airfield, on Okinawa HD-SN-99-02894			Wikimedia
image		Large Bailey Bridge constructed during Battle of Okinawa			Wikimedia
image		New CB-built Bailey bridge near Hija			Wikimedia
image		Okinawa 119696			Wikimedia
image		Okinawa The Pinnacle 2			Wikimedia
image		Okinawa's child soldiers			Wikimedia
image		Tracers over Okinawa after first Japanese peace offer 1945			Wikimedia
image		USS Waldron (DD-669) in heavy seas during the Okinawa campaign, 1945			Wikimedia
image		宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 1			Wikimedia
image		宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 2			Wikimedia
image		宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 3			Wikimedia
image		宜野座村の民間人収容地と共同墓地 4			Wikimedia

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