The deadly sweeps continued until the end of the battle. The Japanese commanders in Okinawa ended the organized combat on June 23, 1945, and Japan surrendered 1.5 months after combat in Okinawa ended.

NAHA--Okinawa Prefecture will preserve the remains of the Imperial Japanese Army headquarters that served as a command post beneath Shuri-jo Castle here during the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.

Under the cover of a naval bombardment of more than 100,000 shells, the American military began landing on Okinawa at 8:30 am. It was the beginning of a merciless battle that was later described ...