Telegraph to the Navy Vice Admiral Minoru Ōta



last telegram vice-admiral.(japanese modern translation )



sent @ 20:16 on 6th of june, 1945:


regarding actual situation of okinawa citizens, prefectural governor has lost communication means, although prefectural governor should report authority, 32nd army headquarters seems not have such margin well. although not requested prefectural governor navy headquarters, impossible overlook current situation is, inform of governor urgently. since enemy began attack on main island of okinawa, army , army devoted defensive warfare , hardly on prefecture s people. regardless, far can tell, prefectural people applied defense convocation young people , senior citizens altogether.


the old man, child, woman left gone because no 1 depends on themselves, , houses , wealth have been burned bombing of successive enemies, arrival of clothes, disturbance of military strategy evacuates narrow air defense shelter in place not become, , barely avoids bombardment while still being exposed weather while being exposed poverty. young women take initiative devote military, nurses , cooks, offer cannonballs , slaughtering troops.


if enemy comes, old child killed, , since woman taken away enemy s territory , put on poisonous thing, decide separate , live away daughter @ military gate there parents.


nurses continue nurse injured people can not depend on sanitary left behind during movement of military. situation serious , not believe temporary feeling. furthermore, when strategy of military changes drastically, ordered relocate distant place far away within night, people without transport means walking in rain without complaints . in end, despite consistent efforts labor service , goods conservation time since naval forces in , out of okinawa, japanese while unconsciously holding thoughts of loyalty, (unreadable part) can t giving(unreadable part) okinawa island outcome of battle , destiny together, become scorched soy no 1 plants remain .


telegram addressed navy vice-minister (modern translation) said food in full condition in june. okinawa citizens fought in way. give prefectural people special consideration, day forward .








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