Hvad var resultatet af slaget ved okinawa?
Battle of Okinawa
Slaget ved Okinawa


En del af Stillehavsteatret under Anden Verdenskrig



Amerikansk marinesoldat fra 2. bataljon, 1. marinesoldater på Wana Ridge giver dækningsild med sin Thompson maskinpistol, 18. maj 1945.





Dato
1. april - 22. juni 1945


Sted
Okinawa, Ryukyu-øerne, Japan
26°30′N 128°00′Ø / 26,5°N 128°Ø / 26,5; 128Koordinater: 26°30′N 128°00′E / 26.5°N 128°E / 26.5; 128


Resultat
Allierede sejr


Territoriale
ændringer
Okinawa var besat af USA indtil 1972





Krigsførende parter


Jordstyrker:
 USA
Støtte fra flåden:
 USA
 Det Forenede Kongerige
 Canada
 New Zealand
 Australien
 Japan


Kommandanter og ledere


 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. †
 Claudius Miller Easley †
 Roy Geiger
 Joseph Stilwell
 Chester W. Nimitz
 Raymond A. Spruance
 William Halsey, Jr.
 Mitsuru Ushijima †
 Isamu Chō †
 Minoru Ōta †
 Seiichi Itō †
 Hiromichi Yahara (krigsfanger)


involverede enheder



Jordbaserede enheder:
 Tiende armé

 XXIV. korps

7. infanteridivision
27. infanteridivision
77. infanteridivision
96. infanteridivision


 III. amfibiekorps

1. marineinfanteridivision
2. marineinfanteridivision
6. marineinfanteridivision



Marineenheder:
 Femte flåde

 Task Force 50

 Task Force 58
 Task Force 57


 Fælles eksp. Force



Jordbaserede enheder:
 Anden og tredivte hær

24. infanteridivision
28. infanteridivision
62. infanteridivision
44. blandede brigade
45. blandede brigade
59. blandede brigade
60. blandede brigade
27. kampvognsregiment



Flådeenheder:
 2. flåde
 Kombineret flåde


Styrke


541.000 i den tiende hær
183.000 kamptropper stiger til ca. 250.000
76.000 japanske soldater,
20.000 værnepligtige fra Okinawan


Tab og tab




 Amerikansk

Personale:
20.195 døde

12.520 dræbt i kamp

55.162 sårede
Materiel:
12 destroyere sænket
15 amfibieskibe sænket
9 andre skibe blev sænket
386 skibe beskadiget
763-768 fly
225 kampvogne


 Japanske

Personel:
Fra 77.166 dræbte til 110.000 dræbte (amerikansk skøn)
Mere end 7.000 taget til fange
Materiel:
1 slagskib sænket
1 let krydser sænket
5 destroyere sænket
9 andre krigsskibe sænket
1.430 fly tabt
27 kampvogne ødelagt
743-1.712 artilleripjecer, panserværnskanoner og luftværnskanoner


40.000-150.000 civile dræbt ud af ca. 300.000














Placering i Japan
Battle of Okinawa


Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II



US Marine from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines on Wana Ridge provides covering fire with his Thompson submachine gun, May 18, 1945.





Date
April 1 – June 22, 1945


Location
Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
26°30′N 128°00′E﻿ / ﻿26.5°N 128°E﻿ / 26.5; 128Coordinates: 26°30′N 128°00′E﻿ / ﻿26.5°N 128°E﻿ / 26.5; 128


Result
Allied victory


Territorial
changes
Okinawa occupied by the US until 1972





Belligerents


Ground Forces:
 United States
Naval Support:
 United States
 United Kingdom
 Canada
 New Zealand
 Australia
 Japan


Commanders and leaders


 Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. †
 Claudius Miller Easley †
 Roy Geiger
 Joseph Stilwell
 Chester W. Nimitz
 Raymond A. Spruance
 William Halsey, Jr.
 Mitsuru Ushijima †
 Isamu Chō †
 Minoru Ōta †
 Seiichi Itō †
 Hiromichi Yahara (POW)


Units involved



Ground units:
 Tenth Army

 XXIV Corps

7th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
77th Infantry Division
96th Infantry Division


 III Amphibious Corps

1st Marine Division
2nd Marine Division
6th Marine Division



Naval units:
 Fifth Fleet

 Task Force 50

 Task Force 58
 Task Force 57


 Joint Exp. Force



Ground units:
 Thirty-Second Army

24th Infantry Division
28th Infantry Division
62nd Infantry Division
44th Mixed Brigade
45th Mixed Brigade
59th Mixed Brigade
60th Mixed Brigade
27th Tank Regiment



Naval units:
 2nd Fleet
 Combined Fleet


Strength


541,000 in Tenth Army
183,000 combat troops rising to c. 250,000
76,000 Japanese soldiers,
20,000 Okinawan conscripts


Casualties and losses




 American

Personnel:
20,195 dead

12,520 killed in action

55,162 wounded
Materiel:
12 destroyers sunk
15 amphibious ships sunk
9 other ships sunk
386 ships damaged
763-768 aircraft
225 tanks


 Japanese

Personnel:
From 77,166 killed to 110,000 killed (US estimate)
More than 7,000 captured
Materiel:
1 battleship sunk
1 light cruiser sunk
5 destroyers sunk
9 other warships sunk
1,430 aircraft lost
27 tanks destroyed
743-1,712 artillery pieces, anti-tank guns, and anti-aircraft guns


40,000–150,000 civilians killed out of some est.300,000














Location within Japan
Battle of Okinawa