Iwo Jima - Wikipedia
Iwo Jima, officially romanized and pronounced Iōtō (硫 （ い ） 黄 （ おう ） 島 （ とう ）, literally: "Sulfur Island"), [2] is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago.
Battle of Iwo Jima | Facts, Significance, Photos, & Map
Oct 22, 2024 · Battle of Iwo Jima, (February 19–March 16, 1945), World War II conflict between the United States and the Empire of Japan. The United States mounted an amphibious invasion of the island of Iwo Jima as part of its Pacific campaign against Japan.
Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia
The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.
Battle of Iwo Jima ‑ Facts, Significance & Dates - HISTORY
Oct 29, 2009 · The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima...
Iwo Jima and Okinawa: Death at Japan’s Doorstep
On Iwo Jima, site of a strategic air base located between the Mariana Islands and Japan, the Japanese carved out a network of underground fortifications aimed at turning the small volcanic island into a death trap for invading US Marines.
Battle of Iwo Jima - NHHC
Jun 26, 2024 · The roughly 60,000 U.S. service members taking part in the assault on Iwo Jima were faced by approximately 21,000 Japanese troops. Japanese defensive doctrine had evolved considerably since the...
Iwo Jima | WWII Battle Site, Volcano Island, Japan | Britannica
Oct 25, 2024 · Iwo Jima, island that is part of the Volcano Islands archipelago, far southern Japan. The island has been widely known as Iwo Jima, its conventional name, since World War II (1939–45). However, Japan officially changed the name to its Japanese form, Iō …
Pacific War - Battle, Marines, Japan | Britannica
Oct 8, 2024 · The Japanese were determined to hold Iwo Jima or at least make the invaders pay a high price for it. As they had done on other Pacific islands, the Japanese had gone to great lengths to create underground defenses, making the best possible use of natural caves and the uneven, rocky terrain.
U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle. In thirty-six days of fighting on the island,
Battle of Iwo Jima - National Museum of the Marine Corps
Jan 10, 2020 · Located roughly half way between Saipan and Tokyo, and directly under the flight path of B-29 Superfortress bombers headed to Japan, the island of Iwo Jima was a Japanese stronghold of crucial strategic importance and could not be bypassed.