Okinawa
1 April - 22 June 1945 : the Battle of Okinawa lasted for 82 days .
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The Battle of Okinawa .
Okinawa was part of Japan.
the battle for okinawa 360 mile from japan
the battle for okinawa 360 mile from Japan
It was to be a launching pad for the final invasion on Japan.
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
Okinawa was another in the long line of islands, leading them nearer to Japan. The capture of Okinawa would give the Americans an airfield, and a shorter flight to bomb mainland of Japan.
Okinawa
Not on mainland Japan, but on offshore islands such as Okinawa.
It certainly convinced US war planners that any attack on mainland Japan would be costly in terms of American lives.
they destroyed 2 cities by nuking 2 of japans cities(okinawa,nagasaki) and japan realized they cant fight a war without a country left to live on
By capturing the German city of Berlin and dropping two Nuclear bombs on Japan (Okinawa and Nagasaki).
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