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Iwo Jima Recapture

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Iwo Jima recapture

«Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima» : Photography of American Marines Raising American Flag on Mount Suribachi Source : Darkroom-Baltimore sun

Location :

The volcanic island

The forces in presence

  • 22 000 soldiers
  • 18 km of tunnels
  • Hidden artillery
  • 70 000 soldiers
  • Aircraft carriers
  • Bombers

Introduction

  • Long Bombings
  • Was not really effective
  • 3 days of constant bombing
  • february 19th, 1945 to March 26th, 1945
  • Main US objective : weaken Japan forces & capture airfields
Before the battle

Air & Land Battle

Operation Detachment

The Marine invasion
  • Bombing of the beaches
  • Landing of the troops
Source : uso.org original photos

Assessment

American victory 7 000 killed 20 000 wounded
Defeat 20 000 killed 200 prisoners

To go farther :

Documentary
Movies made by Clint Eastwood

Thank you for your attention !

Sources :
  • INA
  • Wikipedia
  • ATI ( All That's Interesting )

For historical photos :

  • Darkroom, Baltimore Sun
  • photoetmac.com