On August 15, 1945, Japan announced its surrender, and on September 2, Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender, officially ending World War II. However, before Japan surrendered, it suffered two heavy losses. These two losses were caused by the dropping of atomic bombs by the U.S. military in both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan also became the only country to be bombed by atomic bombs. In fact, friends familiar with World War II should know that the United States is very strong compared with Japan, and there is no problem in occupying Japan. Moreover, the United States also planned to occupy Japan before, so why did it not directly occupy Japan after that, but chose to drop the atomic bomb? The reason for this is related to a person, and this person is Ushijima Man.
When it comes to Ushijima, we are not familiar with this person. Throughout the history of World War II, there was a battle that made this man completely famous. This battle was the Battle of Okinawa. It was also the battle he commanded that made the U.S. military change its view of Japan.
After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States began to declare war on Japan. Shortly after the Battle of Pearl Harbor, the United States launched the Battle of Midway, dealing a heavy blow to the Japanese Navy. After that, the United States began to counterattack Japan, and Japan's islands in the Pacific Ocean were constantly occupied by the United States. Of course, although the US military faced resistance from the Japanese army in these battles, the overall fight was relatively smooth. However, during the Battle of Okinawa, the Americans were completely confused.
When the Battle of Okinawa broke out, the Japanese garrison on okinawa was 100,000 people, and the total Allied army combined was 450,000 people. In addition to the Army, the United States has many navies on okinawa. These US troops have surrounded the entire island of Okinawa, and it can be said that the US military has absolute superiority. But the outcome of the war surprised everyone. In the end, the Americans suffered 70,000 casualties and the Japanese suffered 100,000 casualties. The casualties of the U.S. military under the absolute superiority are comparable to those of the U.S. military. Later, the United States calculated that if it continued in this way, if it occupied Japan, it would suffer at least more than one million casualties. That's why it was decided to use the atomic bomb. The reason why this battle was fought in this way was mainly due to the command of Ushijima Man.
In fact, the United States also wants to directly occupy Japan, so it has more interests. But after considering the casualties, I was directly afraid. Because there are still three million troops on the japanese island, if all the Japanese troops are the same as the ones on Okinawa, the damage to the American troops will be too great. It can be said that Udo is full of one person and makes the whole United States afraid.