Why was Okinawa so important to the US and Japan?

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Rocksfrow · Answer 1 · 2021-10-22T09:37:11+0000

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The United States needed a base to stage an invasion of mainland Japan. The island of Okinawa was the crucial final stepping stone for the Americans. For the Japanese, it would be the first time they met the enemy on home soil.

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