5-inch rockets being fired from U.S. warships at Okinawa. Smoke covered Okinawa shore line. LSM(R)-198 and LSM(R)-199 fire 5-inch rockets at Okinawa. The destroyer USS Heywood L. Edwards, DD-663, fires her main battery of 5-inch/38 Mark 12 guns.
A film titled ' Invasion of Okinawa' shows Admiral Chester William Nimitz after his declaration to attack Okinawa in Japan. United states 10th Army launches an invasion on Kerama island in Ryukyu,Japan. Admiral Nimitz,General Buckner and Admiral Richmond Turner direct the operations. American soldiers take over the island after heavy bombardment. They invade Okinawa and land on the island behind naval bombardment.
Japanese surrender in Okinawa, Japan during World War. A map of Okinawa. United States warships lie off the shore and bombard the coast in Okinawa, Japan. Shells burst on the coast and smoke rises. Japanese naval defenses destructed. American Naval personnel aboard a vessel hold a loudspeaker and a man speaks into a microphone. He announces the terms of surrender. Another man on board a vessel announces the terms of surrender near the beach.
The U.S. assault on Okinawa during World War II. U.S. battleships bombard Okinawa. U.S. amphibious assault forces in landing craft and fighting their way on shore under heavy fire from Japanese defenders. U.S troops employ tanks, flame throwers, machine guns, recoilless weapons, and small arms. Funeral services aboard a U.S. naval ship for fallen American servicemen. U.S. naval ships defending against Japanese Kamikaze attacks. Admiral Nimitz visiting troops on Okinawa, following the battle.
U.S. troops advance on Okinawa. Beachhead established by 10th Army. U.S. landing crafts on South West coast of Okinawa. Warships at the coast. Small landing crafts and DUKW (Six wheel drive amphibious trucks) move in water carrying supplies. Troops and trucks move along road on island. Marine units move toward north, while 24th Army Corps move toward south for Naha. Aerial view of seized airfield on Okinawa. Countryside shows farms and open lands. Army advances towards Japanese emplacements on hillside. Troops attack Japanese caves on hillside. U.S. marines clear caves with grenades. A U.S. soldier drags a dead Japanese soldier out of a cave. Other Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering and being led away from caves with hands raised. Native civilians are evacuated. They cooperate with troops. Women and children walk along pathway. A civilian woman and young boy child smile.
Arrival of U.S. officials at Okinawa Airport during Battle of Okinawa. A Navy R6D (Military DC-6) transport plane carrying U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz and Marine Lieutenant General Alexander Vandegrift lands in Okinawa airport. Admiral Nimitz and General Vandegrift exit from plane. Officers talk at airport. Nimitz and Vandegrift leave for 10th Army headquarters in dukw, six wheel drive amphibious vehicle. (World War II; WWII;World War 2; WW2)