World War Visuals on Instagram: "Hacksaw Ridge (Maeda Escarpment) was a heavily fortified cliff face on Okinawa, Japan, the site of brutal fighting during the Battle of Okinawa (1945) in World War II, famous for the heroic, unarmed actions of combat medic Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who saved dozens of wounded American soldiers under intense fire, earning the Medal of Honor, all chronicled in the film Hacksaw Ridge. The Japanese used extensive cave systems for defense, making it a dea