Okinawa 1945: Typhoon of Steel

“Okinawa 1945: Typhoon of Steel” is the second in a two-part series covering Operation ICEBERG and the U.S. Tenth Army’s securing of Okinawa. This documentary follows the actions of the invading U.S. forces against the fortified Imperial Japanese Army on Okinawa. Current doctrine concepts pertaining to defense and Multi-Domain Operations are covered throughout the film.

Doctrine:
04:14 Multi-Domain Operations
04:31 MDO Tenets
12:14 ADP 3-90, Strong Point
12:47 ADP 3-90, Commanders and Strong Points
13:01 FM 3-90-1, Defense In Depth
13:44 ADP 3-90, Area Defense
14:32 FM 3-90-1, Reverse Slope Defense
21:04 ATP 3-21.51, Subterranean Operations
32:27 ADP 4-0, Reconstitution Operations
34:10 ADP 3-21.51, Complex Battle Positions

Credits:
49:31 Credits
50:58 Special Thanks

[zigbeegooblesnort]

As a marine, I was stationed on Okinawa for 18 months in the late 70s. I went from one end of the island to the other, and I found Okinawas some of the most friendly people in the world. I road motorcycles with them, boated, diving, and partying. Never was there a hint of animosity or hostility, only hospitality and friendship.

[leogazebo]

Free educational documentary is something precious and I'm happy you provide more of them.

[talltexan]

Eugene "SLEDGE HAMMER" Sledge! You and men like you will not be forgotten! Semper Fi

[randyfox]

I, m so glad to see this documentary. My father was 19 years old and a sailor of the US Navy, seabees, 147th naval construction batallion and on Okinaw. In the 60 years of my life before he passed away at 90 years old, he never uttered a single word about okinawa and i never heard a single story of his time there. I always assumed it was too rough on him and he put it in his past and wanted to forget about it.
I appreciate this documentary for now at least i know the history.

[aegontargaryen]

That was a fantastic production . The narration of the tactics really helped to understand what was going on . My full respects to every US serviceman who fought in this battle . Those guys went through hell .

[blusnuby]

Your study of The Battle For Okinawa is not complete until you read: WITH THE OLD BREED, by E.B. Sledge.

[katherinegates]

🇺🇸 My Dad.... First Marine division ...first wave to land...only 19 yrs old. God Bless them All...Never to Be Forgotten..🇺🇸🇺🇸

[dirtcop]

My Dad was on Okinawa with the 6th Division, First Battalion of the 29th Regiment, USMC. It is true that they took the airfields quickly, just how quickly gave the Marines some amusement. A Japanese pilot landed his plane and left the engine idling for the ground crew. It was only then that he discovered that the "ground crew" were US Marines.

[timfoster]

Best organized description of these battles ever! Thanks so much.

[colinlibby]

My dad was a US Marine stationed on the Battleship USS Arkansas BB-33. His main job was an anti-aircraft gunner on a turret above a crane. They had quite a time with the Kamakazi's. Sometime after the air threat had subsided the Marines were pulled off ship for guard duty on shore supply areas.

[Jsmith]

Thank you for providing this. I remember reading about the horrible losses suffered on both sides including a Marine company commanded by a private when everyone who outranked him was killed fighting their way over one of the escarpments.

[briandaniel]

its so crazy to hear the story of the battle for the island i grew up on as a child in the 80s, 40 years after the battle raged...

[KellyBoganTunesmithchannel]

Very well researched and presented. Thank you!

[nilesmouser]

This was really well done. Covered just about everything. People know "Okinawa" but not its place as one of the most significant battles of WWII and in American History.

[tanglediver]

I spent two years on the rock. This illuminated much of the myriad of stories surrounding those days. Thank you very much. Arigato.

[stubaker]

My uncle was a SeaBee..he said it was rough and one guy drove the roadgrader or bull dozer while the other would watch out for sniper's or return fire....he didn't talk in detail and this being in 1966-67 it was still fresh in his memory Im sure looking back today. He was a fine man and many other's with him too.

[frankkanserstein]

My 97 year old cousin who passed a couple of years ago was on the Bunker Hill at Okinawa when kamikazes hit the deck. 400 sailors died. All the planes were filled with fuel which was a major contributing factor.

[JamesThomas-ggil]

Very well done. Glad you covered the suicides and Desmond Doss and general Buckner. Also glad you put in the Japanese names of places as well.

[gustavomasaki]

Great Video, my granps is okinawan and was a toddler when all this happened, in his 18's till he was around 23 he was a Police Officer near the Kadena Airbase where he worked along with you guys for sometime, after that he moved far away from Japan.
To this day we see the scars that the war left on him.

[billrossignon]

Well done. Thankyou for making this documentary; five stars. It must have been tough as a G.I. to still be slugging it out in close combat when VE day had been celebrated six weeks ago.