Invasion of Okinawa

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Occupation of Japan
gptkbp:air_support gptkb:U._S._Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:casualties Over 200,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Mitsuru_Ushijima
gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner_Jr.
gptkbp:date April 1, 1945
gptkbp:duration 82 days
gptkbp:end_date June 22, 1945
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced post-war Japan
gptkbp:historical_significance Led to the use of atomic bombs
Demonstrated the brutality of war
Influenced U. S. military strategy
Showed the importance of air superiority
Marked the beginning of the end for Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Invasion of Okinawa
gptkbp:impact Destruction of infrastructure
Displacement of local population
War crimes committed
Many civilian casualties
gptkbp:location gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:military_aircraft
gptkb:artillery
gptkb:tank
Communication equipment
Submarines
Aircraft carriers
Bombers
Medical supplies
Logistics support
Naval bombardment
Fighter planes
Amphibious vehicles
Landing crafts
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Operation_Iceberg
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:result Allied victory
gptkbp:significance Last major battle in the Pacific Theater
gptkbp:strategy gptkb:32nd_Army
Amphibious assault
Kamikaze attacks
gptkbp:surrounding_area gptkb:Okinawa_Island
gptkbp:tactics_used Defensive positions
Banzai charges
Cave warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_LSM-6
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5