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Title
American Tragedy
Description
Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions on Kakazu Ridge and mortars from the south slopes. At 1300, …
Publisher
Date
1945-04-11
Scenario#
J064
Scenario Description
Starting at 0700, the 1st Battalion, 381st Regiment attacked across the saddle between Kakazu West and Kakazu Ridge. Although dubbed the “powerhouse attack”, the offensive immediately stalled as the men came under heavy fire from Japanese positions on Kakazu Ridge and mortars from the south slopes. At 1300, the 3rd Battalion, 383rd Regiment attacked the ridge again, with the depleted 1st Battalion in support. This attack came under heavy fire from the south slope of Kakazu West, which was still in enemy hands. Their attack needed support from the 2nd Battalion on the northern slope of Kakazu West.
Location
Kakazu Ridge, Okinawa
Battle Name
Battle Narrative
The Battle of Okinawa , codenamed Operation Iceberg, was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Marine and Army forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. The initial invasion of Okinawa on April 1, 1945, was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The Kerama Islands surrounding Okinawa were preemtively captured on March 26th, (L-6) by the 77th Infantry Division. The 98-day battle lasted from March 26th until July 2nd, 1945. After a long campaign of island hopping, the Allies were planning to use Kadena Air Base on the large island of Okinawa as a base for Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of the Japanese home islands, 340 mi (550 km) away.
Narrative Source
Combatants
American
Japanese
Additional Information
Scenario Type = Standard

Geolocation