WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE PACIFIC OCEAN THEATER OF WWII
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Stalingrad and Munich
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New York and Los Angeles
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Guantanamo Bay and Guam
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Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle of Okinawa was the last major battle of World War II, and one of the bloodiest. On April 1, 1945-Easter Sunday-the Navy’s Fifth Fleet and more than 180, 000 U.S. Army and Marine Corps troops descended on the Pacific island of Okinawa for a final push towards Japan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Battle for Okinawa, April 1 to June 22, 1945, was the bloodiest battle of the Pacific War. Okinawa is the largest of the Ryukyus Islands and lies 350 miles from mainland Japan.
Detailed explanation-3: -By the end of the Iwo Jima engagement – which was fought from 19 February to 26 March – US casualties stood at 26, 000, including 6, 800 dead. The Battle for Okinawa, which took place between 1 April and 22 June, resulted in an even higher number of US casualties – 82, 000, of whom more than 12, 500 were killed or missing.
Detailed explanation-4: -In its 36 days of combat on Iwo Jima, the V Amphibious Corps killed approximately 22, 000 Japanese soldiers and sailors. The cost was staggering. The assault units of the corps-Marines and organic Navy personnel-sustained 24, 053 casualties, by far the highest single-action losses in Marine Corps history.