WWII - 1945, Pacific: US Invasion of Ryukyus. ca Apr45

WWII - 1945, Pacific: US Invasion of Ryukyus. ca Apr45 Main title - Movietone News over military montage. 05:56:19 Intertitle: First Pictures: U.S. Invasion of Ryukyus 05:56:25 Animated map of Japan in relation to Ryukyus, Okinawa & Kerama Island Group. 05:56:40 Battleships & destroyer firing at shore. Explosions. 05:56:49 CUs Admiral Turner & General Buckner look thru binoculars, talk. Ships shelling, explosions on shore. Rockets fired in barrage from converted landing craft close to shore; shore explosions. 05:57:38 Landing craft lowered & soldiers down nets; craft moving toward shore. Off loading onto beach; invasion troops marching inland; throw phosphorus shells / grenades into caves / brush. 05:58:07 Grim-looking native islanders & Japanese civilians descend on trail from inland. American flag hoisted & soldiers salute. WW2; Pacific War; 1940s; Fighting; Battles;