Hidden Foe PTO (id:#56911)

Critical Hit (Blood & Iron ID: IP 1)   [next]   [previous]

Item Pocket, Okinawa 1945-04-20 (9 others)

Overview:

General Griner ordered the 165th Infantry Regiment to take over the right of the Division line during the afternoon of April 19th. By H-Hour at 0730, Colonel Gerard Kelley had his command on line with the 1st and 2nd Battalions abreast. The boundary line between the battalions ran straight down the crest of Charlie ridge, angled a little to the left, and ran in a straight line to the eastern ridge of Machinato Airfield. The attack was launched with little known of the terrain, maps of the area did not suggest that a junction between battalions would pose a problem. . .with full expectations of success both battalions moved of at H-Hour on the morning of April 20th, only to find themselves embroiled in a full-scale battle within the hour.

Defender: Japanese (21st Independent Infantry Battalion, 64th Infantry Brigade, 62nd Infantry Division)  

Errata (source)