23 Oct 2024 Garand Picture of the Day

[Mark in Rochester]

The Invasion of Okinawa: Meatgrinder at Kakazu Ridge
As the American advance pushed further south, it ran headlong into fortified Japanese positions and heavily defended caves near Kakazu Ridge, the first defensive perimeter in what would be called the Shuri Line. The rapid advance and relatively light American casualties sustained so far on Okinawa ended.

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