Okinawa Pacific War

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uss bunker hill burns after being hit 2 kamikazes. @ okinawa kamikazes caused 4,900 american deaths.


the largest , bloodiest american battle came @ okinawa, sought airbases 3,000 b-29 bombers , 240 squadrons of b-17 bombers intense bombardment of japan s home islands in preparation full-scale invasion in late 1945. japanese, 115,000 troops augmented thousands of civilians on heavily populated island, did not resist on beaches—their strategy maximize number of soldier , marine casualties, , naval losses kamikaze attacks. after intense bombardment americans landed on 1 april 1945 , declared victory on 21 june. supporting naval forces targets 4,000 sorties, many kamikaze suicide planes. losses totaled 38 ships of types sunk , 368 damaged 4,900 sailors killed. americans suffered 75,000 casualties on ground; 94% of japanese soldiers died along many civilians.


the british pacific fleet operated separate unit american task forces in okinawa operation. objective strike airfields on chain of islands between formosa , okinawa, prevent japanese reinforcing defences of okinawa direction.








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