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title: US Bombardment of Okinawa
author: US Navy
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20119/us-bombardment-of-okinawa/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2025-02-27
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# US Bombardment of Okinawa
_Authored by US Navy_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20119.png)
## Image Caption
A photograph showing a US rocket ship bombarding the Japanese island of Okinawa prior to an amphibious assault which became, from April to June 1945, one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) (1939-45).
Imperial War Museums
## Cite This Work
### APA
Navy, U. (2025, February 27). US Bombardment of Okinawa. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Navy, US. "US Bombardment of Okinawa." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 27, 2025. .
### MLA
Navy, US. "US Bombardment of Okinawa." *World History Encyclopedia*, 27 Feb 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205193693) by **US Navy**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 27 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.