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The battle for the island of Iwo Jima took place in February and March of 1945 and was one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific Theater. Resulting in an American victory over the Japanese defenders, it was soon followed by an invasion of the island of Okinawa (and several smaller islands nearby) in April of 1945. This battle, too, resulted in an Allied victory, yet at great cost to both sides.
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∙ 14y agoOkinawa was a fierce battle between the United States and Japan. Codenamed Operation Iceberg, it was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The battle lasted 82 days from early April until June, 1945.
The battle had one of the highest number of casualties of any World War Two engagement: the Japanese lost over 100,000 troops, and the Allies suffered more than 50,000 casualties, with over 12,000 killed in action. Approximately one-quarter of the civilian population died due to the invasion. Five divisions of the U.S. Tenth Army, and two Marine Divisions fought on the island. All these divisions were supported by naval, amphibious, and tactical air forces.
The main objective of the operation was to seize a large island only 340 miles away from mainland Japan. After a long campaign, the Allies were approaching Japan, and planned to use Okinawa as a base for air operations during the Allied invasion which never took place. The atomic bomb was used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the Soviet Union's formal declaration of war caused Japan to surrender just weeks after the end of the fighting at Okinawa
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∙ 13y agoThe Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa were both two very essential battles for the Americans in the Pacific theatre of WWII, in which we reclaimed land from the Japanese. America won both of them.
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∙ 14y agoBoth were for airfields (for B29 Superfortress's). Iwo Jima was strictly a USMC fight; Okinawa was a US Army fight, with USMC reinforcements. Okinawa had the highest ranking US Military Officer Killed In Action: 10th Army Commander General Buckner (from enemy field gun fire).
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∙ 16y agoThe allied powers won the battle of Iwo Jima andOkinawa.
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∙ 10y agoThe Battle of Okinawa (1 April - 22 June 1945) - The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February - 26 March 1945) .
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What islands did the US take while island hopping?
Okinawa Iwo Jima
What does the Statue of Iwo Jima represent?
marine corps of life
Why did the Japanese fight so hard at iwo Jima?
There are two reasons why America wanted to capture Iwo Jima. There were two airstrips on Iwo Jima and the Americans could use those to land broken B-29's that needed repairing. The other reason is that If the Americans are going to bomb japan, Iwo Jima would inform the main land of Japan and form a counter-strike. It was mandatory for the americans to take Iwo Jima, because if they didn't Hiroshima and Nagasaki would have been failures.
What is another name for the Marine Corps Memorial in Arlington Virgina?
The other name for the Marine Corps Memorial is the Iwo Jima Memorial, it has a correct, proper and official name which is The Marine Corps War Memorial.
Who was the military leader of the US during the Battle of Iwo Jima?
The President of the United States is the commander in chief of all U.S. military forces. During the WWII Battle of Iwo Jima, the President of the United States was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
What were the battles that took place on japan soil?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
Who was involved in the battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
Americans and Japanese for both battles
When did the US capture the Japanese Islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were captured in early 1945.
What is the distance from okinawa to iwo jima?
Its about 750 miles away
Other battles than the battle of Okinawa?
Guadalcanal , Tarawa , Peleliu , Iwo Jima , Guam , Saipan ,
What were some of the Japanese battles during World War 2?
Makin Attol, Guadacanal, Pelilulu, Tarawal, Iwo Jima, Okinawa
Who seized the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
US Marines .
What did the Iwo Jima and Okinawa battles do?
These battles were very important to the U.S victory over Japan. BOth Iwo Jima and Okinawa where islands that held massive naval bases and airbases and severd as massive supply links to other Japanese islands. So when the U.S took them, it cut supply lanes to other unimportant, and important Japanese held islands.
Bloodiest battle of the pacific war?
Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Guadacanal.
Why were the battles of two iwo jima and okinawa important?
those locations were important to the Japanese, so when the US took those islands, it was a turning point in the war
What was the site of a major battle between the US Marines and the Japanese?
Iwo Jima & Okinawa were both major battles where the Japanese fought US Marines in WW2 .
How did the costly capture of iwo jima and okinawa hasten the end of the pacific war?
Te costly capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa did hasten the end of the Pacific War as the factions were forced to holding peace talks.
