Battle of Okinawa
沖縄戦
おきなわせん

Battle fought in the final year of World War II on the main island and surrounding islands. Allied troops landed on Okinawa island on April, 1945 and met fierce resistance from Japanese troops on the central and southern part of the island. Some 200,000 people, including local civilians were killed. Organized armed resistance ceased when the commander of the Japanese troops committed suicide on June 23.





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