Operation Zebra

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Operation Zebra was a July 1945 major mine clearance operation by U.S. Navy minesweepers off Sakishima Gunto, in association with the invasion of Okinawa by Allied Forces in World War II.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships .