The Pacific
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Battle
In the mud and rain before Shuri, Sledge fights among the dead and the civilians caught in the battle.
What happened here
The last great battle of the Pacific War began on 1 April 1945 with the largest amphibious landing of the campaign. American soldiers and Marines ground their way south against the Shuri Line and positions such as the Maeda Escarpment, while kamikazes battered the fleet offshore. By the end on 22 June, more than 12,000 Americans, some 100,000 Japanese troops and a huge share of Okinawa's civilians had died.
Films and series set in Okinawa
Hacksaw Ridge
Here in the story
Battle
When a counterattack drives his unit off the ridge, Desmond stays behind alone and starts lowering the wounded down the cliff by rope.
Events at Okinawa
Battle
Battle of Okinawa
The largest amphibious assault in the Pacific brought US forces to Okinawa, on Japan's doorstep. Nearly three months of fighting and kamikaze attacks made it the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War, with heavy losses among Okinawan civilians, and shaped American plans for invading Japan.
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