War · April 1, 1945

Battle of Okinawa

Name: Battle of Okinawa
Start: 1945-04-01

81 years ago

81st anniversary

The Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by the United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army.

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The 82nd anniversary falls on April 1, 2027.

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