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For the film, see Battle of Okinawa (film). Battle of Okinawa Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II US Marine from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines on Wana Ridge provides covering fire with his Thompson submachine gun, May 18, 1945. Date April 1 – June 22, 1945 [1] Location Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan 26°30′N 128°00′E  /  26.5°N 128°E  / 26.5; 128 Coordinates: 26°30′N 128°00′E  /  26.5°N 128°E  / 26.5; 128 Result Allied victory Territorial changes Okinawa occupied by the US until 1972 Belligerents Ground Forces:   United States Naval Support:   United States   United Kingdom   Canada   New Zealand   Australia   Japan Commanders and leaders Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr.  † Joseph Stilwell Roy Geiger Claudius Miller Easley  † Chester W. Nimitz Raymond A. Spruance William Halsey, Jr. Mitsuru Ushijima  † Isamu Chō  † Minoru Ōta  † Seiichi Itō  † Hiromichi Yahara (POW) Units involved Ground units : Tenth Arm