Battle of Okinawa

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Okinawa was a major and brutal 1945 Pacific campaign between the United States and Japan, marked by intense ground combat, massive casualties, and kamikaze attacks, and is often seen as a decisive factor leading to the end of World War II.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Okinawa canonical 104
Okinawa campaign 48
Invasion of Okinawa 5

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
belligerent Australia ⓘ
surface form: Australian forces

Canadian forces ⓘ
Chinese forces ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
surface form: New Zealand forces

Royal Navy ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
campaign Ryukyu Islands campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses large number of aircraft lost ⓘ
large number of ships sunk or damaged ⓘ
very high civilian casualties ⓘ
very high military casualties on both sides ⓘ
commander Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ
Isamu Chō ⓘ
Minoru Ōta ⓘ
Mitsuru Ushijima ⓘ
Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1945-06-22 ⓘ
followedBy planned Operation Downfall ⓘ
front Pacific War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations
location Japan ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
surface form: Okinawa Island

Ryukyu Islands ⓘ
notableFeature civilian casualties ⓘ
extensive kamikaze attacks ⓘ
heavy naval bombardment ⓘ
intense ground combat ⓘ
massive casualties ⓘ
urban and cave warfare ⓘ
operationName Operation Iceberg ⓘ
partOf Pacific War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
result Allied victory ⓘ
significance decisive factor leading to the end of World War II ⓘ
last major battle of World War II in the Pacific ⓘ
one of the bloodiest battles of the Pacific War ⓘ
startDate 1945-04-01 ⓘ
strategicOutcome Allied capture of Okinawa ⓘ
Contributed to Japanese decision to surrender ⓘ
Contributed to decision to use atomic bombs ⓘ
Secured base for planned invasion of Japan ⓘ
tacticUsed amphibious assault ⓘ
cave fortifications ⓘ
defense in depth ⓘ
kamikaze attacks ⓘ

Referenced by (171)

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World War II → hasPart → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
World War II → hasPart → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Operation Iceberg
Pacific War → hasPart → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
1st Marine Division (United States) → notableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of Iwo Jima → followedBy → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) → followedBy → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied invasion of Okinawa
Ryukyu Islands → hasMajorBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Blue Diamond → notableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
subject surface form: 1st Marine Division
The Old Breed → notableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
USS West Virginia (BB-48) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. → battle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army Air Service → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
USS Nevada (BB-36) → tookPartIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Okinawa
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
5th Marine Regiment → battleHonors → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
7th Marine Regiment → notableEngagement → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
11th Marine Regiment → notableOperation → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Raymond A. Spruance → battle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
USS Enterprise (CV-6) → notableEngagement → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
1st Tank Battalion → notableEngagement → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Mitsuru Ushijima → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
1st Marine Regiment → notableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Isamu Chō → participantIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Operation Ten-Go → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Operation Ten-Go → relatedTo → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Minoru Ōta → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Operation Iceberg → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Operation Iceberg → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Okinawa
Operation Iceberg → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Operation Detachment → followedBy → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Ryukyu Islands campaign → includes → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Shuri → wasBattleSiteOf → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Okinawa Prefecture → knownFor → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
BB-48 → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
subject surface form: USS West Virginia
United States Armed Forces in World War II → majorOperation → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa Campaign
2nd Marine Division → notableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
USS Hughes (DD-410) → battle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
USS Mustin (DD-413) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
Okinawa Island → historicalEvent → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
Imperial General Headquarters → significantEvent → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa operation
Simon → conflict → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
subject surface form: Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon → participantIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
subject surface form: Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
BB-43 → participatedIn → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Tennessee
this entity surface form: Invasion of Okinawa
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → oversawCampaign → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Okinawa campaign
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Okinawa ⓘ