Shellings, amphibious assault launch Okinawa Battle - JapanUpdate.com
Shellings, amphibious assault launch Okinawa Battle - JapanUpdate.com
Sixty years ago Monday, 60,000 American troops began an attack the Okinawans labeled tetsu no boru, meaning rain of steel.
As the two Army and two Marine Divisions swarmed ashore on Okinawa’s northwest side, no one had any idea it was to be the final battle. And by the time it was over in June 1945, tens of thousands would be dead on Okinawa, but hundreds of thousands saved by Japan’s decision to surrender before an attack on the mainland.
Sixty years ago Monday, 60,000 American troops began an attack the Okinawans labeled tetsu no boru, meaning rain of steel.
As the two Army and two Marine Divisions swarmed ashore on Okinawa’s northwest side, no one had any idea it was to be the final battle. And by the time it was over in June 1945, tens of thousands would be dead on Okinawa, but hundreds of thousands saved by Japan’s decision to surrender before an attack on the mainland.
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