Battle of

Okinawa - the last large-scale battle in the w ar in the Pacific, conducted as part of Operation Iceberg landing of U.S. forces in order to deal with the Japanese island of Okin awa in the Ryukyu archipelago. April 3, 1945 started the year end ed 16 June 1945, the victory of American troops. OkinawskÄ… also called the operation because of the importance and magnitude of forces involved. As you progress the American offensive in the Pacific against the Japanese forces, Japanese headquarters has prepared a plan to defend the island in the middle of 1944.