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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.
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.
- 19 February-26 March 1945(5 weeks)
- American victory
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.
This collection of maps and imagery contains maps from the planning and Battle of Iwo Jima.
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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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The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. "DEFENSE SYMBOL KEY" "SPECIAL AIR AND GUNNERY TARGET MAP" in October 1944, FROM- Iwo Jima Historical Map (Poster) (cropped).jpg 627 × 779; 116 KB.
