1 April—22 June 1945 A.D. Okinawa (“Operation Iceberg”) U.S. Marine Corps, Navy & Army at Okinawa—65,000 American Casualties; 14,000 Dead
1 April—22 June 1945 A.D. Okinawa (“Operation Iceberg”) U.S. Marine Corps, Navy & Army at Okinawa—65,000 American Casualties; 14,000 Dead No author. “Battle of Okinawa.” History.com. N.d. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/battle-of-okinawa . Accessed 8 Dec 2014. <iframe width="480" height="320" src="http://player.history.com/pservice/embed-player/?siteId=hist&tPid=21115166" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen></iframe> Battle of Okinawa On April 1, 1945, Allied forces invade the island of Okinawa and engage the Japanese in the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. Last and biggest of the Pacific island battles of World War II, the Okinawa campaign (April 1—June 22, 1945) involved the 287,000 troops of the U.S. Tenth Army against 130,000 soldiers of the Japanese Thirty-second Army. At stake were air bases vital to the projected invasion of Japan. By the end of the 82-d...