Schlacht um Okinawa

"Corsair fighter looses its load of rocket projectiles on a run against a Jap stronghold on Okinawa. In the lower background is the smoke of battle as Marine units move in to follow up with a Sunday punch."

Okinawa - American LCTs unload supplies on Yellow Beach near the mouth of the Bishi Gawa river on 13 April 1945.

From the Louis R. Jones Collection (COLL/935) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

A patrol of the 381st Inf., 96th Div. advance against "Big Apple" hill which is visible in the background. 10 June 1945.

Riflemen of the 2nd Bn., 381st Regiment of the Tenth Army's 96th Div. peer cautiously ahead as they advance across the summit of Yaeju-Dake escarpment (Big Apple Ridge) on Okinawa. 14 June 1945.

Tenth Army doughboys of the 96th Division approach the top of Big Apple Hill, heavily fortified position, captured during an intense battle with Japanese troops on 15 June.

Up a sheer cliff to the top of "Big Apple Ridge" climb three infantrymen of the Tenth Army's 96th Infantry Div. The action took place near the town of Yuza, Okinawa.

One rifleman reloads, and another fires in the 96th Infantry Division's advance to capture Big Apple Hill, scene of intense fighting on Okinawa.

On a "go" signal from the traffic controlman, a cub plane takes off from the road-runway with a Marine casualty on board. From this improvised base near the Okinawa front lines at the town of Itoman, a squadron of the tiny planes shuttled the wounded to rear aid stations.

U.S. Marines explore the former Japanese Navy Underground Headquarters during a battle site tour in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2024. The Marines visited Hacksaw Ridge, the Battle of Okinawa Historical Display Museum and the former Japanese Naval Underground Headquarters during a battle site tour to gain a better understanding of Marine Corps history in Okinawa during World War II. The Marines are with 12th Marine Littoral Regiment, 3d Marine Division. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Shayla Kuhn)

沖縄公文書館所蔵 米海兵隊写真 撮影日 1945年4月25日 米海兵隊キャプション: Maj. E. J. Cook and Maj. T. J. Myers of 22nd Marines, 1st Bn., relay orders on phone during fight for Tomyotake Mt., Maj. Myers is on the phone now. 「タニュー岳への戦闘中、第22海兵連隊第1大隊のコック少佐とメイヤーズ少佐は命令を電話で伝える。メイヤーズ少佐が今電話中である。」

SS Hobbs Victory sank in battle April 6, 1945 Kerama Islands, Okinawa after Ammunition explodes in cargo hold from kamikaze.

Accession: 65-258-A Japanese Propoganda Leaflet, World War II The leaflet was found by trops of the 7th Infantry division on Okinawa on the 23rd of April. The leaflet references President Roosevelt's death. The reverse of the leaflet has a letter attached to Admiral Nimitz from the Seventh Infantry Division Headquarters, dated May 10th 1945. "Admiral Nimitz/ thought you might be interested in the fate of your fleet./ Best Wishes from the Seventh ......" Collection of Curator Branch, Naval History and Heritage Command.

6th Marine Division advances on Okinawa. Post conflict. From the World War II: Okinawa Collection (COLL/3720) at the Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

8-inch howitzer unit used in the Pacific fighting

80-G-K-3829 (Color): USS Idaho (BB-42). Bombarding Okinawa with her 14"/50 main battery guns, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02/05).

80-G-K-3844 (Color): USS Idaho (BB-42). Fires the 14"/50 guns of Turret Three at nearly point-blank range, during the bombardment of Okinawa, 1 April 1945. Photographed from USS West Virginia (BB-48). Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (2016/02/05).

沖縄戦で破壊された与那原駅。原典に発電所とあるのは誤りと思われる。

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沖縄戦にて、白旗をかかげる日本人の少女

米軍政府の管理下で生活する民間人。沖縄本島北部の辺野古にて。(1945年7月8日)

From the World War II: Okinawa Collection (COLL/3720) at the Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH

American tanks push through Japanese strong point. Two American tanks (left foreground), one using a flame thrower to burn out a Japanese strong point, push against fierce Japanese resistance at U.S. Forces advance past pillboxes and underground forts on Okinawa.

From the World War II: Okinawa Collection (COLL/3720) at the Marine Corps History Division OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH