Storming the Citadel on Okinawa...

Item # 689904

May 23, 1945

STARS & STRIPES, Southern Germany Edition, May 23, 1945

* Marines storm the Citadel
* Battle of Okinawa Island
* World War II - WWII

This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page includes: "GIs Storm Citadel on Okinawa" "Germany Battle Split In 3 Stars" with a large map headed: "Dates & Locations for New Campaign Stars"
Four pages, tabloid-size, a few archival mends inside, good condition.

background: In 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, U.S. forces stormed the heavily fortified Japanese stronghold known as the Citadel around Shuri Castle, facing fierce resistance in brutal close-quarters combat. The capture of this key defensive position after weeks of intense fighting broke the main Japanese line, paving the way for the eventual Allied victory on Okinawa, but at a high cost of casualties on both sides.