Battle of Okinawa

Battle of Okinawa
Part of	Pacific Theatre of World War II
Date	April 1 – June 22, 1945
Location	Okinawaball
Result	Allied Victory
Territorial changes	Okinawa occupied by USAball until 1972
Belligerents
Ground Forces: USAball Naval Support: USAball UKball Canadaball New Zealandball Australiaball
Empire of Japanball
Strength
541,000 in Tenth Army 183,000 combat troops rising to c. 250,000
76,000 Japanese soldiers 20,000 Okinawan conscripts
Casualties
Personnel: 14,009 dead to 20,195 dead 12,520 killed in action 38,000 wounded to 55,162 wounded Material:12 destroyers sunk 15 amphibious ships sunk 9 other ships sunk 386 ships damaged 763–768 aircraft
Personnel: From 77,166 killed to 110,000 killed (US estimate) More than 7,000 captured Material: 1 battleship sunk 1 light cruiser sunk 5 destroyers sunk 9 other warships sunk 1,430 aircraft lost 27 tanks destroyed 743–1,712 artillery pieces, anti-tank guns, and anti-aircraft guns

Battle of Okinawa was a major battle of the Pacific War during World War II on the island of Okinawaball.

This is where the Japanese performed suicide missions such as Yamato Battleship and Kamikaze. Japanese Empireball's soldiers took shelter in caves together with civilians where they are burned with a flamethrower by allies.

The battle was noted for U.S. Army medic PFC Desmond Doss saving the lives of 75+ men despite heavy gunfire, all without carrying a weapon once, because of its religion. His actions earned him the Medal of Honor. His early life and Army career were later featured in the Academy Award-winning film "Hacksaw Ridge."

The Allied forces won the battle. The Allied forces also raped more than 10,000 civilians, but who the frick cares.