The Battle of Okinawa was won by the Allies.
After 82 day of brutal combat the U.S troops took control of Okinawa. With around 7,400 to 10,755 Japanese captured,most Japanese choose to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner by american soldiers.The U.S had around 183,000 soldies,12,513 were killed in action and 39,916 were injured.The Japanese came to battle with 120,000 soldiers,over 95,000 were killed. The battle of Okinawa also claimed the lives of an estimated 42,000 to 150,000 civilian lives.
After 82 day of brutal combat the U.S troops took control of Okinawa. With around 7,400 to 10,755 Japanese captured,most Japanese choose to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner by american soldiers.The U.S had around 183,000 soldies,12,513 were killed in action and 39,916 were injured.The Japanese came to battle with 120,000 soldiers,over 95,000 were killed. The battle of Okinawa also claimed the lives of an estimated 42,000 to 150,000 civilian lives.
The Japanese used kamikaze tactics.This was a tactic that involved Japanese pilots crashing planes equipped with explosives into ships.On land the Japanese forces bombarded U.S troops with artillary.The Japanes also used submarines to attack U.S ships.This was delt with by using radar and highly effective anti-submarine tactics learned during the battle of the Atlantic.