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Explosions and smoke columns during bombardment on Okinawa, Japan.
Aerial views of LVT (A) or Landing Vehicles Tracked (Armored), on a beach in Okinawa, Japan. Explosions and smoke columns during bombardment on Okinawa. Open terrain on Okinawa showing roads and fields. Scenes of city of Shuri, Okinawa, as bombs burst. Smoke columns rise. (World War II period).
Okinawa under aerial attack by U.S. Navy TBM Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft.
General Motors built TBM Avenger torpedo bomber aircraft, flown by the U.S. Navy, in flight over the island of Okinawa. TBM drop bombs over Okinawa. Aerial views of Okinawa. Damaged airfield on Okinawa. (World War II period).
Allied Naval task forces combine efforts in Battle of Okinawa during World War II
Roles of U.S. Navy Task Force 58 and British Task Force 57 during the Battle of Okinawa in World War 2. An LCI (Landing Craft-Infantry) passes in front of the heavy cruiser USS Wichita (CA-45) as it fires its heavy guns. Explosions on Okinawa. Glimpse of Battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) in marine camouflage paint. Naval gun barrels firing and shells exploding on Okinawa. The USS LSM(R)-190, a Landing Ship Medium (Rocket) is seen firing barrages of rockets at Okinawa. Closeup of the rocket pods firing. At time 00:18-00:20 the U.S. heavy cruiser USS Minneapolis,CA-36 is seen firing her main battery. Numerous views of shells bursting on the ground. More views of rocket firing landing ships, with more closeups of the rocket pods firing. Change of scene to the south, where the battleship HMS King George V, flagship of Task Force 57, and battleship HMS Howe, are seen bombarding Japanese air installations on Formosa. British Navy Marlett fighter planes (equivalent to U.S. F4Fs) in formation flight. Anti-aircraft gunfire from British aircraft carriers and other warships. Closeup of British multiple Pom Pom gun batteries firing.
U.S. Army 77th Division soldiers climb up a cliff in Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II.
U.S. Army 77th Division in Okinawa, Japan during the Battle of Okinawa of World War II. A beach at Okinawa. Aerial view of a coastline and buildings along the coastline. Soldiers look through binoculars from a hilltop. The soldiers climb up a hill. American journalist Ernie Pyle eats with the soldiers in an open field. Men of the 307th Infantry Regiment climb the Pinnacle Rock, scaling the cliff with the help of a landing rope. The soldiers with guns in front of a cave. The soldiers stooping and moving with guns near a stone wall. The soldiers moving towards a native hut which is an enemy holdout.
Staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa aboard USS Estes off the shore of Okinawa, Japan.
Staff officers aboard USS Estes off the shore Okinawa, Japan during World War II. Interior of a plotting room aboard USS Estes (AGC-12) as staff officers plot the progress of operations in Okinawa using charts and operation plans. A teletype screen on a bulkhead in the background. The shoreline of Okinawa shows shells bursting and smoke columns near the beach. The message "Suicide boats hidden in inaccessible caves along beaches" appears on the teletype screen. A New York Class battleship from starboard quarter as signal hoist is raised on halyards. An officer reads a letter and turns pages. Pictures of suicide boats in caves are enclosed.
U.S. invasion of Okinawa, Japan, during World War II
Invasion of Okinawa in World War 2. Shoreline of Okinawa. Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVTs) and landing boats underway in foreground. The invasion force off Okinawa include at time 01:44 the battleship USS Tennessee, BB-43; time 01:27 battleship USS Idaho, BB-42; time 01:32 heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, CA-25; time 01:38 a Cleveland class light cruiser; Landing Craft Infantry (LCIs), Landing Ships Tank (LSTs), & auxillary ships.