Battle+of+Okinawa

__**Battle of Okinawa**__

Joey Lee- Why it is important, Who won, Primary source Kellie R- Pictures, MLA, first hand account

Location: Japan, Okinawa Island Date:March 18,1945- June 21, 1945



Who won : The Allies, United States and British, won the Battle of Okinawa in Japan. The Allies won because America had sent in troops and the British had to back them up.

Why It Is Important:

The Battle of Okinawa was important because the location had an important base that was used in the Allie's strategies, it included four air fields and two harbors that the United States needed. It was the largest amphibious invasion in the Pacific campaign. The Allies won this by striking air raids on the island. It was also a very old island part of Japan, so it was important to them, so if the Allies invaded it and won, it would cause fear to Japan. The island is not only old but is also large for an island not attached to the largest island of Japan. This gave it a large capital city too, this would also intimidate the Pacific. Lastly, it was important because the island had the most casualties.





= =  Events Descriptions
 * 1) **April 1st**- Battle starts
 * 2) **April 4th**- First contact with the Japanese
 * 3) **April 20th**- Marines take northern Okinawa, causes Japanese soldiers to hide in the hills for 20 years
 * 4) **May 24th**- Marine take Naha, Okinawa's capital, the largest city taken at the time
 * 5) **June 18th**- Japanese artillery kill General Bunker, Maj. Gen. Roy Geiger sends in command of the Tenth Army
 * 6) **June 21st**- Geiger secures island, U.S ends up winning the battle

**First Hand Account**

Dear journal, I'm here in Japan, fighting a war. It's hard because they have more troops than us. We have to be carefully when being in ships. The Kamikazes will sink outr ships withtheir bomb-filled planes.We been in here for a month now. I wondering when the war will be over. We just took Iwo Jima from them. My troops moved into Okinawa and the Japanese fought us really good but we ended up winning with only 12,00 troops left. Many people believed that it was one of the bloodiest land battles ever. But I'm glad it over and me and my troops fought will and did a good job.

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