Definition of Okinawa campaign

1. Noun. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans.

Exact synonyms: Okinawa
Generic synonyms: Campaign, Military Campaign
Group relationships: Second World War, World War 2, World War Ii
Geographical relationships: Okinawa

Lexicographical Neighbors of Okinawa Campaign

Okapia
Okapia johnstoni
Okarito brown kiwi
Okarito brown kiwis
Okayama
Okazaki
Okazaki fragment
Okazaki fragments
Okeechobee
Okefenokee Swamp
Oken
Okenfuss
Okie
Okies
Okinawa
Okinawa campaign (current term)
Okinawan
Okinawans
Okla.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma land rush
Oklahoman
Oklahomans
Oksana
Oktoberfest
Ol Cemet'
Ol Chiki
Ola
Olaf

Literary usage of Okinawa campaign

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Final Campaign: Marines in the Victory on Okinawa by Joseph H. Alexander (1996)
"The Okinawa campaign still serves as a model of joint-service cooperation, in spite of isolated cases of "sibling rivalry." At one point in mid-1943, ..."

2. Condition Red: Marine Defense Battalions in World War II by Charles D. Melson (1996)
"On 16 April 1944, after moving to Hawaii, the organization became the 8th Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion and, as such, took part in the Okinawa campaign, ..."

3. Across the Reef: The Amphibious Tracked Vehicle at War by Victor J. Croizat (2001)
"Tenth Army casualties suffered during the Okinawa campaign amounted to 39420 men of whom 7374 were killed in action. This grievous loss was fairly shared ..."

4. General Kenney Reports: A Personal History of the Pacific War by George C. Kenney (1997)
"... amphibious landing and fighting experience during the war and was thoroughly capable of winding up the Okinawa campaign, which was almost over anyhow. ..."

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