Maps and Images of Okinawa

Please note that some of these maps are fairly large. I tried reducing their sizes as much as possible while maintaining readability.

[The Yanks Invade Okinawa] [A good map of Okinawa] [Another map of Okinawa] [A photo of Okinawa from space] [Operations at Okinawa]

Many of these maps are from http://www.lib.utexas.edu/Libs/PCL/Map_collection/Map_collection.html

Here are some images of the battle for Okinawa:

The pictures described in this list are from the holdings of the Still Picture Branch (NNSP) of the National Archives and Records Administration. Most are from the records of the Army Signal Corps in Record Group (RG) 111, the Department of the Navy in RG 80, the Coast Guard in RG 26, the Marine Corps in RG 127, and the Office of War Information in RG 208. Others were selected from the records of 12 additional agencies. Most World War II Air Force photographs are not in the National Archives. [http://www.nara.gov/nara/nn/nns/ww2photo.html]

"Corsair fighter looses its load of rocket projectiles on a run against a Jap stronghold on Okinawa. In the lower background is the smoke of battle as Marine units move in to follow up with a Sunday punch." Lt. David D. Duncan, ca. June 1945. 127-GR-97-126420. (ww2157.jpg)

"A Marine of the 1st Marine Division draws a bead on a Japanese sniper with his tommy-gun as his companion ducks for cover. The division is working to take Wana Ridge before the town of Shuri." S.Sgt. Walter F. Kleine, Okinawa, 1945. 127-N-123170. (ww2158.jpg)

"With the captured capital of Naha as a background, Marine Maj. Gen. Lemuel Shepherd, commanding general of the 6th Marine Division, relaxes on an Okinawan ridge long enough to consult a map of the terrain." Pfc. Sam Weiner, ca. June 1945. 127-GR-95-122119. (ww2159.jpg)

Okinawa Links

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/3758/okinawa.htm contains a good description of the situation surrounding the struggle for Okinawa.