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Last Command Post Japanese 32nd Army

Second World War (1939-1945)

Itoman-shi

Japan Okinawa Itoman-shi

Last Command Post Japanese 32nd Army #1

Last Command Post Japanese 32nd Army #2

This bunker was the last command post of the Japanese 32nd Army during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. General Mitsuru Ushijima and Lieutenant General Isamu Cho committed suicide by seppuku here.

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Text: Kaj Metz
Photos: Wikimedia Commons

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Hill 89

Hill 89

Itoman - Okinawa

Where is it?

26.091592, 127.71823

Nearby

Museum

Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum - Itoman: 0.8 km
Himeyuri Peace Museum - Itoman: 3.0 km
Japanese Underground Field Hospital Haebaru - Haebaru: 10.7 km

Point of interest

Hill 89 - Itoman: 0.2 km
Open Air Display Okinawa - Itoman: 0.8 km
Shiraume-tai Cave - Itoman: 4.3 km

Monument

Peace Hill Okinawa - Itoman: 0.4 km
Giretsu Kuteitai Memorial - Itoman: 0.4 km
Cornerstone of Peace - Itoman: 0.6 km

Cemetery

Japanese War Cemetery Okinawa - Itoman: 0.3 km

Fortification

Kunishi Ridge - Okinawa: 4.7 km
Itokazu Castle - Nanjo: 7.9 km
Hill 69 (Karadera Hill) - Okinawa: 9.4 km

Crash site

Crash Site Curtiss C-46D-15-CU Commando # 44-78112 - Okinawa: 12.3 km

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