The Battle of Okinawa in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A United States M5 tank with name "Amapola" painted on side is seen passing in the foreground. Two tanks advance and United States Army infantrymen follow behind. The tanks fire. Shells burst. The command post at the top of a ridge. The tanks firing. Smoke columns rise as the tanks fire. U.S. Army Lt General Simon Bolivar Buckner directing operations. United States 6th Marine Division tanks in a valley fire at caves on the side of a cliff. Smoke rises due to the firing, and U.S. infantry advance.
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.
American occupying forces allow Japanese children to resume classes in Okinawa, Japan after World War II. Children exercising in Koza Elementary School (4 Chome-16-1 Central, Okinawa, 904-0004, Japan). A teacher inspects students while exercising. A board reads 'Koza Primary School'. A Japanese headmaster reads from a paper. A group of American officers seated under tents watch students exercise. A Japanese teacher writes on a blackboard in English during a class. A student recites. A man plays the piano. Children singing. An American soldier teaches children to sing an English song.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. A U.S. Navy UH-46 Sea Knight helicopter flies low over water surface near White Beach. The SEALs jump into water from the helicopter. They get onto a speed boat. USS Fresno (LST 1182) in the background. A beachhead with ships in the background. Explosion on land and water. An aircraft drops a napalm bomb on a tracked target vehicle.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. An LVTH-6 (Landing Vehicle Tracked Howitzer) advances towards a beachhead. The SEALs fire machine guns. Tanks off load Marines on the beach. Two civilians walk towards the tanks. Ships in the background.
The United States Navy Sea , Air and Land forces ( Navy SEALs ) in Okinawa, Japan. A beach marker yellow and black flag on White Beach. LCU-1627 (Landing Craft Utility) Vehicle. Vehicles off load heavy equipment on a beachhead. A tank lays a mat on the beach from water edge. Marines walk behind the tank. A mobile crane works on the beach. A heavy duty forklift parked in the background.
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