Map of Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge, Big Escarpment) on Okinawa Island
Annotations including Maeda Escarpment (Hacksaw Ridge, Big Escarpment).
The solid line bisecting the escarpment and Maeda "–X X–" indicates the boundary between the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) 1st Marine Division and the U.S. Army 77th Division (as of May 1, 1945).The area defined by a red line with hatches indicates an area of strong Japanese resistance from defenders from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) 32nd Infantry Regiment defending the reverse slope of Maeda Escarpment. Also indicated are numbered hills including Hill 150 and Hill 152.
The dotted line indicates front lines, evening April 24, 1945 including 3/307, 1/307, 2/307 and 1/306.
The solid line with hatches indicates front lines, evening May 3, 1945
The dashed line indicates the front line, 1st Mar Div, 1 May, 1945
The red line with hatches indicate strong Japanese resistance.
Credit: U.S. Army Map No. 36 Date: April 25 ,1945–April 29, 1945
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