Chocolate Drop Hill

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Chocolate Drop Hill

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Battle of Okinawa
Intensification and collapse of Japanese resistance
…in the battle for “Chocolate Drop Hill,” a fortified Japanese mound guarding the approaches to Shuri. American forces fought their way to the base of this 130-foot (40-metre) hill three times in five days and were thrown back each time. In one six-hour period, land and naval guns blanketed…
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…in the battle for “Chocolate Drop Hill,” a fortified Japanese mound guarding the approaches to Shuri. American forces fought their way to the base of this 130-foot (40-metre) hill three times in five days and were thrown back each time. In one six-hour period, land and naval guns blanketed…
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