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What is the distance from okinawa to iwo jima?
Its about 750 miles away
US major victories in the Pacific in World War 2?
Gudalcanal, Midway, Iwo Jima, Okinawa,
How do you find out the history of the Marines who served on Okinawa?
Okinawa was an Army campaign, under General Simon B. Buckner Jr., commander of the US Army's 10th Army. Iwo Jima was a Marine Corps campaign. However, Marines did fight on Okinawa; see the website "Battle of Okinawa", then look at the referrences at the bottom of the article for research material on the US Marines (at Okinawa).
Pacific island captured by the US in 1945?
The last two islands captured in the Pacific in 1945, were also the bloodiest; Iwo Jima & Okinawa.
What factors contributed to the ferocity of Japanese resistance to American forces on Saipan Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
The closer the allies got to Japan, the more violent the Japanese became.
When did the US capture the Japanese Islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa were captured in early 1945.
What is the distance from okinawa to iwo jima?
Its about 750 miles away
Okinawa and lwo Jima were taken by the allies in what year?
1941
Who seized the islands of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
US Marines .
Bloodiest battle of the pacific war?
Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Guadacanal.
What were the battles that took place on japan soil?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
How did the costly capture of iwo jima and okinawa hasten the end of the pacific war?
Te costly capture of Iwo Jima and Okinawa did hasten the end of the Pacific War as the factions were forced to holding peace talks.
Battle allowed for the US to prepare to invade Japan?
Iwo Jima and Okinawa.
What islands did the US take while island hopping?
Okinawa Iwo Jima
Who was involved in the battle of Iwo Jima and Okinawa?
Americans and Japanese for both battles
What country controlled Iwo Jima and okinawa until the US invasion?
Japan
Bloodiest battle against japan?
For the USMC it was Iwo Jima. For the US Army & US Navy it was Okinawa. The kamikazes did most of the damage at Okinawa.
