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Battle Of Okinawa

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GRANT CARLSON

BATTLE OF OKINAWA
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DATE:APRIL 1945

LOCATION:RYUKYA ISLANDS: AMERICANS AGAINST JAPAN
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WHAT LED TOTHE BATTLE

  • Americans wanting to control the island of Okinawa
  • Japanese were not ready to surrender it
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THE OUTCOME

GAVE THE ALLIES AIRFIELDS THAT WERE ONLY 350 MILES FROM JAPAN
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SIGNIFICANCE

MAKE INVADING JAPAN EASIER
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SOURCES

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Grant Carlson