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Yes, by 20,000 men.
In terms of number of ships , the Okinawa invasion fleet was larger. In terms of casualties the number was far greater at Okinawa. The US Navy deaths were higher than Marines or Army.
The greatest in numbers: D-Day/Normandy in 1944, had the greatest COLLECTION of vessels and personnel. The greatest in violence: Okinawa in 1945, was the most violent and deadly.
Okinawa is a part of Japan so yes, Okinawa was in WWI.
pearl harbor Pearl Harbor was not an amphibious attack. Possibly the invasion of French North Africa (Operation Torch) in 1942 was the largest before Normandy, or the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) in 1943.
Yes, by 20,000 men.
The Normandy D Day was far larger than the D Day for Okinawa. Over 5000 ships and hundreds of planes and hundreds of thousands of troops were involved in the Normandy Invasion. The invasion on Okinawa was peanuts compared to that.
In terms of number of ships , the Okinawa invasion fleet was larger. In terms of casualties the number was far greater at Okinawa. The US Navy deaths were higher than Marines or Army.
The greatest in numbers: D-Day/Normandy in 1944, had the greatest COLLECTION of vessels and personnel. The greatest in violence: Okinawa in 1945, was the most violent and deadly.
Many. Battle of the Bulge, Midway, Okinawa, Kursk, Normandy, Guadal Canal, those are just a few.
沖縄県 (okinawa-ken), which is "Okinawa Prefecture", omitting the last Kanji 県 (ken) makes it 沖縄 (okinawa).
Okinawa is an island
Okinawa is a part of Japan so yes, Okinawa was in WWI.
Okinawa is in Japan not China.
pearl harbor Pearl Harbor was not an amphibious attack. Possibly the invasion of French North Africa (Operation Torch) in 1942 was the largest before Normandy, or the invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) in 1943.
Okinawa Expressway was created in 1975.
Okinawa Island's population is 1,384,762.