Okinawa Battle Ends as U S Forces Secure Island
Long Okinawa campaign ends with U S Army Navy and Marine forces securing the island after 82 days of brutal fighting. Lt Gen Simon Buckner Jr killed. Yamato and others sunk. about 40,000 Allied casualties and 107,000 Japanese troops dead or captured. Air and sea power from U S and British fleets supported a decisive advance across Pelagic ground.
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Ryukyus
Japan
Richmond Kelly Turner
Chester W. Nimitz
Okinawa
United States
Hargest
Kyushu
East China Sea
China
Tenth Army
Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Island Hopping Paid Off for Yanks
Pacific victory hinged on amphibious operations built from Guadalcanal to Okinawa. The strategy fused sea land and air power, with carrier airmen and fleets enabling fast, coordinated invasions and secure airfields and naval bases across the island chain toward Tokyo.
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John L Springer
UP News
Pearl Harbor
Pacific
U. S
Guadalcanal
America
New Guinea
Tarawa
Marshalls
Marianas
Philippines
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Hawaii
North Africas
Sicily
Anzio
Normandy
Tokyo
Guam
Saipan
Iwo
Japan
Hirohito
LCI
Large scale surrenders begin on Okinawa early omen of morale
On Okinawa large group surrenders appeared early as more than 10,000 Japanese prisoners were captured. Leaflets dropped behind enemy lines promised food and medical care, boosting surrender numbers. Some prisoners volunteered to persuade others to give up. After Okinawa, propaganda intensified with leaflets urging early surrender to the home islands.
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Okinawa
America
British Made Odd Comeback in Burma
James D. Winte reports on Burma's WWII arc from 1942 to 1945, detailing British withdrawal from Rangoon and rapid 1945 return, Stilwell’s jungle trek, Chindits and air supply strikes, and the arterial road to China. The campaign culminates with Mandalay’s fall and Rangoon’s recapture, restoring sea access for China.
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Burma
James D. Winte
Urma
Pacific
Rangoon
East Asia
India
Middle East
Joseph Stilwell
Assam
Stilwell
Himalayan
Sredo
Araken
China
Yunnan
Aj Junction
Manipur
Arakan
Mandalay
Singapore
Halsey Opens New War Chapter In Shelling Japan
Allied naval forces under Admiral Halsey launched a major operation against northern Honshu and Honshu coast targets on July 14, 1945. Third Fleet ships bombarded Kamaishi and Muroran while carrier aircraft struck Honshu and Hokkaido, with British ships supporting. Japanese resistance was minimal as air and coastal defenses were largely silent.
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Japan
Honshu
Adm
William F. Halsey
Imperial
Ron
and Steel Works
Kamaishi
Tokyo
Hokkaido
Halsey
Muroran
Sukegawa
Hitachi
Mito
Tokyo Bay
U. S
Australians Strike Deep Into Borneo For Oil Riches
Australian forces led by General MacArthur seize Tarakan and Brunei, then push along Balikpapan and Sarawak as U S and Royal Australian Air Force raids cripple Japanese fuel lines. Brunei falls after fierce bombardment, linking the Indies to the Allies with oil capacity disrupted.
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Tarakan
Manila
U. 5
RAAF
Brunei
Sarawak
Lutong
Balik~papan
Haror
Balikpapan
Balikpapan Bay
Gen. MacArthur
Borneo
Indies
Marines Honor Iwo Jima Victory On Special Day Hope
Rear Adm. Harry Hill urged a special day to commemorate Iwo Jima as Marines fought 26 days on the volcanic island near Tokyo. The battle produced 19,933 American casualties with 4,180 dead, as Suribachi's flag rose and Japan offered no surrender.
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Hamilton Faron
Iwo Jima
Japan
Harry Hill
Tokyo
Mustang
Marianas
Iwo
Adil
Suribechi
Motoyama Heights
Suribachi
Admiral Hill
Iwo Jim
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Ryukyu Landing
Vern Haugland
Morrie Landsberg
A. Mitscher
Epanese Shipping
Aan
24Th Army Corps
Third Amphibious Corps
Yontan
Kadena
U.S.S. Comfort
Buckner
U.S
U.s.andings
Miles
10Th Army
Island Hopping
Ple
Fuadalsanal
Leyte
Leyta
Imphal
10Th American Air Force
Royal Air Force
Fort Dufferin
East Indies
Java
Sumatra
Eln
Oks
Leslie J. Morshead
Brunei Bay
British North Borneo
Marines
Third Marine
Holland M. Smith
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