Okinawa
I think the last invasion by US Forces in the Pacific is Okinawa. As with all the invasions it comes at a heavy price. The Japanese defenses are very hard to defeat and the death toll is high.
The island hopping campaign was initiated by the Allied forces during World War II to strategically capture key islands in the Pacific and use them as bases for further attacks on Japanese-held territories. By bypassing heavily fortified islands and focusing on less defended ones, the Allies were able to cut off Japanese supply lines, disrupt their communications, and establish airfields for launching attacks. This approach effectively weakened Japanese defenses and shifted the momentum in favor of the Allies, ultimately leading to the gradual pushback of Japanese forces.
The Japanese took defensive positions primarily on the southern part of Okinawa, focusing on the Shuri Line, which included a series of fortifications and strongholds. This area featured rugged terrain and was strategically significant for controlling access to the island. Key locations included Shuri Castle and the surrounding hills, where Japanese forces aimed to resist the advancing Allied troops during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. The defenses were designed to maximize the use of the island's natural geography for effective combat.
Wake Island was attacked next.
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"Shima" is the Japanese word for island.
'Shima' is "island" in Japanese, though in compound words it can become 'jima.'
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The largest island in the Japanese archipelago, Honshuu was most effected by the earthquake of 2011
Sapporo is located on the island of Hokkaido.
The strategy of capturing select Japanese-held islands while bypassing others, known as "island hopping," aimed to conserve resources and focus on strategically important locations. This approach allowed Allied forces to establish bases for air and naval operations closer to Japan, disrupt supply lines, and weaken Japanese defenses without engaging in costly battles for every island. By prioritizing certain islands, the Allies could effectively cut off Japanese forces and reinforce their own positions in the Pacific.
Island hopping- they "hopped" island to island clearing out the Japanese forces as they went
Wakkanai is in the island of Hokkaido
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I think the last invasion by US Forces in the Pacific is Okinawa. As with all the invasions it comes at a heavy price. The Japanese defenses are very hard to defeat and the death toll is high.
They used a new military tactic called Island Hopping which was when the US army would hop from island to island that were controlled by the Japanese in order to catch the Japanese people, on that particular island off guard.