Battle of Okinawa intensifies; Iwo Jima's airfield established; siege of Königsberg, East Prussia, ends with its surrender
April 5, 2015-April 11, 2015
Location: Government Documents
As the assault on Okinawa intensified, at Iwo Jima--where American troops had suffered 26,000 casualties since D-Day, including 6,800 killed, where the most Medals of Honor were awarded in any battle in U.S. history, and where the Japanese defenders, too, had suffered some 20,000 dead--an advanced airfield was finally established. Many B-29 bombers would make emergency landings on the island in the months ahead, saving the lives of thousands of crewmen. See photos of Iwo Jima from United States Army in World War II, Pictorial Record series: The War Against Japan.
Newsmap. Monday, 16 April, 1945: week of 3 April to 10 April, 292nd week of the war, 174th week of U.S. participation. War fronts described include the German Reich as it is squeezed by Allied forces and the Okinawan resistance. Verso of map markets the ten dollar war savings bond.
- View this map in print in the Map Collection reading room, ground floor of UHM Hamilton Library, the week of 5 April 2015
- View this map online through the University of North Texas Digital Library ( http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc873/)
Notes: Newsmaps were color posters issued by the U.S. Army and the Government Printing Office (GPO) on Mondays during the World War II. They combine maps, images, and news from the previous week’s war effort.
