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Battle of Okinawa 1945

One of the bloodiest landings of the Pacific War, in which a great many Okinawan civilians die.

Map showing the location of Battle of OkinawaOkinawa
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Key facts

Date1945
TypeBattle
Location26.33° N, 127.80° E
Territory of (map of 1945)Unclaimed / no data

Rulers in 1945

RealmRulerReign
Rus' / RussiaStalin1924–1953
ChinaChiang Kai-shek1928–1949
Japan (de facto ruler)Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito)1926–1989

The world around 1945

YearEventWhere
1942Fall of SingaporeSingapore
1945Atomic bombing of HiroshimaHiroshima
1947Partition and Indian independenceDelhi
1949The People's Republic of China is proclaimedBeijing
1950The Incheon landingBattle of Incheon

Further reading

Who was alive at the time

LivedPerson
1890 – 1969Ho Chi MinhVietnamese revolutionary leader

Last updated 9 November 2026. Sources: border data from historical-basemaps, land and rivers from Natural Earth; texts written for Chronica Maps from standard reference works. How we make the maps.