What was the codename of the battle which almost destroyed Shuri Castle?
Shuri Castle Shuri Castle (首里城 , Shuri-jō ) is a Ryukyuan "gusuku" in Shuri, Okinawa. Between 1429 and 1879, it was the palace of the Ryukyu Kingdom, before becoming largely neglected. In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, it was almost completely destroyed. After the war, the castle was re-purposed as a university campus. Beginning in 1992, the central citadel and walls were largely reconstructed on the original site based on historical records, photographs, and memory.
Action of 13 November 1943 The Action of 13 November 1943 was a submarine engagement of World War II. It resulted in the sinking of the Japanese Navy's Kaidai Junsen Type B1 submarine "I-34" in the Strait of Malacca by the British Royal Navy submarine HMS "Taurus". "I-34" was on a Yanagi Mission, an underwater convoy secretly shipping goods between Japan and their German allies.