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[Marines wait at entrance to cave in which Japanese soldiers are hiding]
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | Japan--Okinawa Island |
Description | Caption on verso: Trapped--rifle sights lined on the entrance to an Okinawan cave, Marines await the results of an explosive charge to pick off any Japs who attempt to escape. These bitterly contested cave positions formed the Japanese "Little Siegfried Line", defending the capital city of Naha. |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns & battles--Japan--Okinawa Island. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Marine Corps.--Marine Division, 1st--People--Japan--Okinawa Island--1940-1950. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |