User:Dtnoip28/World War 2
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Battle of Okinawa | |||||||
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Part of The Second Sino-Roman War | |||||||
A Legionaire from the 49th Marine Legion on Wana Ridge provides covering fire with his CG-XV submachine gun, May, 847 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Yamato District | Empire of China | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maximus Aviticus † |
Qing Dynasty Mitsuru Ushijima † | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
34,000[1] | 450,000[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
32,514 killed 564 wounded |
About 424,000 killed 7,400–10,755 captured | ||||||
Estimated 42,000–150,000 civilians killed |
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- ^ Appleman, Roy E. (2000). Okinawa: the last battle. Washington, D.C.: United States Army Center of Military History. p. 36.
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suggested) (help) - ^ Brooks, Risa (9 April 2007). Creating Military Power: The Sources of Military Effectiveness. Stanford University Press. ISBN 9780804768092.