3,048 allied sailors were killed and anther 6,025 wounded
Okinawa: the battle of Okinawa was fought on the island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu, south of the four big islands of japan, was the largest amphibious assault during the Pacific campaign. it was also the largest sea-land-air-battle in history. Fought in march through june in 1945 Iwo Jima: The battle of Iwo Jima was in February 19 to March 26 in 1945, where the US fought and captured the island of Iwo Jima, and captured three air fields Guadalcanal: The Guadalcanal Campaign or also known as the battle of Guadalcanal fought in August 7, 1942 to february 9, 1943. It was the first major offensive by the Allied forces. Midway: battle of midway fought in june 4-7, 1942. it is considered the decisive battle of the war in the pacific, But before the battle the japanese were on the offensive Nanking:
In 1928, the Chinese Nationalist Government moved the capital of China from Peking (Beijing) to Nanking. The city normally held about 250,000 people, but by the mid-1930s its population had swollen to more than 1 million. Many of them were refugees, fleeing from the Japanese armies which had invaded China. On November 11, 1937, after securing control of Shanghai, the Japanese army advanced towards Nanking from different directions. In early December, the Japanese troops were already in the outskirts of Nanking.
On December 9, the Japanese troops launched a massive attack upon the city. On the 12th, the defending Chinese troops decided to retreat to the other side of the Yangtze River (Yangzi Jiang). On December 13, the 6th and 16th Divisions of the Japanese Army entered the city' s Zhongshan and Pacific Gates. In the afternoon, two Japanese Navy fleets arrived. In the following six weeks, the occupying forces engaged in an orgy of looting and mass execution which came to be known as the Nanking Massacre. Most experts agree that at least 300,000 Chinese died, and 20,000 women were raped. Some estimate the numbers to be much higher - 340,000 and 80,000 respectively.
Okinawa: the battle of Okinawa was fought on the island of Okinawa in the Ryukyu, south of the four big islands of japan, was the largest amphibious assault during the Pacific campaign. it was also the largest sea-land-air-battle in history. Fought in march through june in 1945
Iwo Jima: The battle of Iwo Jima was in February 19 to March 26 in 1945, where the US fought and captured the island of Iwo Jima, and captured three air fields
Guadalcanal: The Guadalcanal Campaign or also known as the battle of Guadalcanal fought in August 7, 1942 to february 9, 1943. It was the first major offensive by the Allied forces.
Midway: battle of midway fought in june 4-7, 1942. it is considered the decisive battle of the war in the pacific, But before the battle the japanese were on the offensive
Nanking:
In 1928, the Chinese Nationalist Government moved the capital of China from Peking (Beijing) to Nanking. The city normally held about 250,000 people, but by the mid-1930s its population had swollen to more than 1 million. Many of them were refugees, fleeing from the Japanese armies which had invaded China. On November 11, 1937, after securing control of Shanghai, the Japanese army advanced towards Nanking from different directions. In early December, the Japanese troops were already in the outskirts of Nanking.
On December 9, the Japanese troops launched a massive attack upon the city. On the 12th, the defending Chinese troops decided to retreat to the other side of the Yangtze River (Yangzi Jiang). On December 13, the 6th and 16th Divisions of the Japanese Army entered the city' s Zhongshan and Pacific Gates. In the afternoon, two Japanese Navy fleets arrived. In the following six weeks, the occupying forces engaged in an orgy of looting and mass execution which came to be known as the Nanking Massacre. Most experts agree that at least 300,000 Chinese died, and 20,000 women were raped. Some estimate the numbers to be much higher - 340,000 and 80,000 respectively.
1: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2129.html
2: http://www.worldwariihistory.info/in/Japan.html
3:http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/japan/japanworkbook/modernhist/wwii.html
4:http://www.infoplease.com/spot/internment1.html