Uploaded April 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The Battle of Okinawa, known as Operation Iceberg by the Allies, eventually consisted of 306,000 service members assaulting fierce defenses manned by 130,000 Japanese troops and an unknown number of local civilians, including children, drafted into the defenses.

The island was critical for the planned invasion of Japan, but the losses were enormous.

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