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Okinawa

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

OKINAWA

CHRIS O'BRIEN
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OPERATION ICEBERG

  • Battle of Okinawa was also known as "Operation Iceberg"
  • This battle was fought on the Ryuku Islands
  • 82-day-long battle

DEATH COUNT

  • Japan- 77,166
  • Allies- 14,009
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SMALL NAVAL BATTLE

  • Operation Ten-Go
  • Japan'slargest naval ship
  • Spotted by submarines and intercepted by U.S. Aircraft
  • 300 aircrafts took on this shop for two hours
  • Ship was finally destroyed by a torpedo to one side to prevent any flooding

Japans surrender came after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Largest amphibious assault of Pacific War

Amphibious warfare is a type of offensive military operation that uses naval ships to project ground and air military power onto a hostile or potentially hostile shore.