12 .—Okinawa was the next objective. Approximately 500 miles from the mainland, this Japanese stronghold was assaulted together with all its smaller, close neighbours. The camera records the impressive scene as Aguni Jima, one of these neighbours, received the first wave of invaders.
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Evening Star, Issue 25564, 17 August 1945, Page 7
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4312.—Okinawa was the next objective. Approximately 500 miles from the mainland, this Japanese stronghold was assaulted together with all its smaller, close neighbours. The camera records the impressive scene as Aguni Jima, one of these neighbours, received the first wave of invaders. Evening Star, Issue 25564, 17 August 1945, Page 7
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