BATTLE OF OKINAWA

• by Amber Duncan & Morgan Ruppel
• 4/26/15
• 2nd hour

OUTCOME

• The US won in the battle of Okinawa.
• It was one of the bloodiest battles of WW2.
• Atomic bomb was helpful during this battle.
• Code name was operation Iceberg.

MAP

WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY AND HOW

• Who: US & Japan
• When: April 1, 1945-June 23,1945
• Where: Okinawa Island
• Why,How,What: They needed to capture it to advance to Japan

INJURED AND KILLED & WEAPONS

• JAPAN- 77,000/130,000
• US casualties- 65,000
• U.S deaths- 14,000/287,000
• Weapons: Atomic Bomb, hand grenades, tanks, flamethrower, etc.

THE BATTLE WOULD HAVE BEEN FOUGHT DIFFERENTLY

• If the atomic bomb hadn't been used, the US would have lost many more troops and the Typhoon that hit Japan a few months later would have damaged military supplies probably causing US to lose the battle.

3 MIT

• About 65,000 Japanese troops on the island.
• Okinawa is the largest of the Ryukyus islands at the southern tip of Japan.
• The Americans also lost 36 ships. The Japanese lost 16 ships.

WORK CITED

• "US Weapons Used at Okinawa." History Wars Weapons. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.
• "The Battle of Okinawa." The Battle of Okinawa. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.
• "World War 2 Facts." World War 2. Web. 28 Apr. 2015.