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Oct 22, 2024 · Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19–March 16, 1945), World War II battle fought between the United States and Japan over a strategically important island some 760 miles (1,220 km) south of Tokyo. A photo of Marines raising the American flag atop Iwo Jima’s Mount Suribachi became one of the Pacific War’s iconic images.
Sep 9, 2021 · English: "A map of Iwo Jima. At Iwo Jima I was photographic officer for the Third Marine Division. We were in reserve. We didn't go ashore until D plus 3 so especially in this first album, practically all the picture were taken before I got ashore."
This page features, and provides links to, all the World War II era maps we have of Iwo Jima, plus selected wartime aerial photographs showing all or a large portion of that island.
Jan 25, 2005 · Location map of Iwo Jima. From a U.S. Army historical publication. Public domainPublic domain. This file is a work of a U.S. Army soldier or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, it is in the public domain in the United States.
Jan 16, 2011 · It is recommended to name the SVG file “Iwo Jima - map.svg”—then the template Vector version available (or Vva) does not need the new image name parameter. This battle map image was uploaded in the JPEG format even though it consists of non-photographic data.
80 km (43 nautical miles, 50 mi) north of the island is North Iwo Jima (北硫黄島, Kita-Iō-tō, literally: "North Sulfur Island") and 59 km (37 mi; 32 nmi) south is South Iwo Jima (南硫黄島, Minami-Iō-tō, "South Sulfur Island"); these three islands make up the Volcano Islands group of the Ogasawara Islands.
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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-tō (Iō Island), in 2007.
