De Landing op Iwo Jima (codenaam Operatie Detachment) was in februari 1945 een landingsoperatie van de Amerikanen op het eiland Iwo Jima die een onderdeel vormde van de gevechten in de Grote Oceaan tussen de Verenigde Staten en keizerrijk Japan tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.De Amerikanen wilden Iwo Jima als basis voor hun (lucht)aanvallen op Japan gebruiken Prima della seconda guerra mondiale Iwo Jima era amministrata come villaggio di Iōjima ed era, come è tutt'ora, parte di Tokyo. Un censimento del giugno 1943 contò una popolazione civile di 1018 persone (533 maschi e 485 femmine) ripartite in 192 famiglie, su sei insediamenti La bataille d'Iwo Jima est l'assaut, durant la guerre du Pacifique, mené par les forces américaines sur l'île japonaise d'Iwo Jima (硫黄島, Iōtō?), petite île faisant partie de l'archipel d'Ogasawara, à environ 1 000 km au sud de Tokyo et solidement défendue par l'Armée impériale japonaise.Elle se déroula entre février et mars 1945 et s'acheva par la conquête de l'île par les. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal / The Associated Press. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken on February 23, 1945, by Joe Rosenthal.It depicts five United States Marines and a United States Navy corpsman raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi, during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.. The photograph was extremely popular, being reprinted in.
A Batalha de Iwo Jima (19 de fevereiro — 26 de março de 1945) foi um grande combate em que as forças Aliadas (formadas basicamente por membros do Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais dos Estados Unidos) desembarcaram e eventualmente conquistaram a ilha de Iwo Jima, que estava em mãos do exército imperial do Japão, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial.A invasão americana, denominada Operação. 一方、「Iwo Jima(イオージマ)」は第二次世界大戦中、太平洋戦線で屈指の激戦地としてアメリカ合衆国でも特に有名であることから、この名称に特別な感情を持つ者もアメリカ海兵隊の関係者を中心に多くおり、退役軍人組織のひとつである「ベテランズ. Yhdysvalloille Iwo Jiman taistelusta tuli merkittävä symboli ja propaganda-ase. Associated Pressin valokuvaaja Joe Rosenthal kuvasi viittä merijalkaväen ja yhtä laivaston sotilasta pystyttämässä tähtilippua saaren lounaiskärjellä sijainneelle Suribachi-vuorelle. Joe Rosenthalin valokuva Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima on eräs tunnetuimmista ja kuuluisimmista toista maailmansotaa.
Iwo Jima/ˈiːwɵ ˈdʒiːmə/, officially Iō-tō (硫黄島, listen (help·info): sulfur island), is an island of the Japanese Volcano Islands chain south of the Ogasawara Islands and together with them form the Ogasawara Archipelago also known as the Bonin Islands. The island of 21 km is 650 nautical miles (750 mi; 1,200 km) south of mainland Tokyo and is administered as part of Ogasawara. Iwo Jima: Amphibious Epic, Marines in World War II Historical Monograph, Historical Section, Division of Public Information, United States Marine Corps, 1954. (ang.) Garand, George W. and Truman R. Strobridge. Iwo Jima w History of U.S. Marine Corps Operations in World War II Volume IV: Western Pacific Operations. (ang.) Bibliografi Slaget om Iwo Jima, eller Operation Detachment, var ett stort slag under andra världskriget mellan japanska och amerikanska styrkor. Slaget pågick mellan 19 februari och 26 mars 1945 på den japanska ön Ioto, som av den japanska flottan felaktigt kallades Iwo-jima.Det synnerligen blodiga slaget var det näst sista stora slaget under Stillahavskriget, del av andra världskriget som.
Iwo Jima is a map featured in Battlefield 1943.It features a wide variety of combat, from long range to close quarters combat, and features boats, jeeps, tanks and fighters. The map emphasizes on close range combat around most of its flags, as there are many trenches, buildings and bunkers, as well as forested areas which prevent long range sight Trận Iwo Jima Một phần của Chiến tranh Thái Bình Dương trong Chiến tranh Thế giới thứ hai: Bức ảnh nổi tiếng Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima của nhiếp ảnh gia Joe Rosenthal miêu tả cảnh Thủy quân lục chiến Mỹ cắm cờ chiến thắng trên đỉnh Suribachi vào ngày 23 tháng 2 năm 1945 The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February - 26 March 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States Armed Forces fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Empire.The American invasion had the goal of capturing the entire island, including its three airfields. [2] This month-long battle included some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the. Iwo Jima é o antigo nome da ilha Iōtō, esta ilha japonesa integra o grupo das Ilhas Vulcano, situada no sul do arquipélago japonês, a 1200 km da capital Tóquio, 1100 km a norte da ilha de Guam, e a meio caminho entre Tóquio e Saipan) fazendo parte da administração imperial territorial da capital japonesa
Pulo ang Iwo Jima (Hinapones: 硫黄島, Iō-tō, いおうじま, イオウジマ) sa Hapon. Nahimutang ni sa prepektura sa Tōkyō-to, sa habagatang bahin sa nasod, 1,200 km sa habagatan sa Tokyo ang ulohan sa nasod. Naglangkob kin og 21.0 ka kilometro kwadrado. Ang yuta sa Iwo Jima kay patag. Ang labing taas nga punto sa pulo mao ang 152 metros ibabaw sa dagat nga lebel. Naglukop ni og 7.5. Iwo Jima este o insulă japoneză, situată la circa 1.200 de kilometri de capitala Tokyo.. Insula a fost locul uneia dintre cele mai violente confruntări din timpul celui de-al Doilea Război Mondial, dintre armata americană și forțele japoneze, rămasă în istorie sub denumirea de Bătălia de la Iwo Jima (19 februarie - 26 martie 1945).Dintre cei 21.000 de soldați japonezi aflați. Az Iwo Jima osztály az Amerikai Haditengerészet helikopterhordozó hajóosztálya (Landing Platform Helicopter, LPH), négy kétjáratú támadóhajó-osztályának (amphibious assault ship) egyik, egyben első osztálya (Iwo Jima, Tarawa, Wasp, America).Az Essex osztályú repülőgép-hordozókból átalakított hajóegységek tapasztalatai alapján fejlesztették ki, elsősorban a. Iwo Jima was a pre-War island occupied by Japan during World War II, and the site of one of the most important military victories in American history. Iwo Jima is mentioned on a plaque in the Museum of Freedom, along with other places American soldiers have fought to secure freedom for the United States
De Slag om Iwo Jima (19 februari - 26 maart 1945) was een belangrijke strijd waarin de United States Marine Corps en de marine landde op en uiteindelijk veroverde het eiland Iwo Jima van de Japanse Keizerlijke Leger (IJA) tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog.De Amerikaanse invasie, aangeduid als Operation Detachment, had het doel van het vastleggen van het hele eiland, waaronder de drie Japanse. The Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima. The Battle of Iwo Jima, also known as Operation Detachment, was a major battle in the Pacific Theater.It was the fiercest battles of the Pacific Theater.Iwo Jima held significance as it was the first of the Japanese Home Islands the Americans managed to capture. Iwo Jima was significant for the Japanese as it provided an airbase for the Japanese to. Battle of Iwo Jima was a US invasion of Iwo Jima (a Japanese island). Battle of Iwo Jima was a US invasion of Iwo Jima (a Japanese island). FANDOM. Games Movies TV Video. Wikis. Explore Wikis; Community Central; Start a Wiki; Search Sign In Don't have an account? Register Start a Wiki. Polandball Wiki. 13,800.
Iwo Jima eller Iwoto (japansk: 硫黄島 Iōtō, eller Iōjima, som betyder svovløen) er en vulkansk ø som er en del af Japan.Øen ligger omtrent 650 nautiske mil (1.200 km) syd for Tokyo.Den er i dag mest kendt som åstedet for slaget om Iwo Jima som fandt sted i februar og marts 1945, mellem USA og Japan under 2. Verdenskrig.. Øen har et areal på ca. 21 km² Slaget om Iwo Jima, en øy i Ogasawaragruppen i Stillehavet, stod mellom USA og Keiserriket Japan fra 19. februar til 26. mars 1945 under andre verdenskrig.Slaget endte med at amerikanerne fikk kontroll over øya Iwo Jima og flyplassene der. 22 000 japanere ble drept eller begikk til slutt selvmord, og litt over 6 825 amerikanere ble drept.. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi var den som stod bak. Iwo Jima was the base for repair and replenishment created exclusively for I-401 and her crew. It served as a supply base for the Blue Steel Fleet until its abandonment. The original base on the Iwo Jima island was transformed and upgraded with the nanomaterial-based technology by the defected Fleet of Fog battleship Hyuuga. This was made possible by transforming her configuration as a.
Histoire Avant-guerre. Avant-guerre, Iwo Jima connaît des activités liées aux mines de soufre et au raffinage du sucre [4], mais elle ne possède aucun habitant civil permanent et son accès est conditionné à l'obtention d'une permission spéciale.En général, les anciens insulaires, ainsi que les vétérans de guerre, n'accèdent à Iwo Jima que lors des commémorations de la bataille. Iwo Jima, Japon Volkan Adaları zincirinin Ogasawara Adaları'nın güney ucudur. Ada Tokyo'ya 1200 km uzaklıkta bulunmaktadır. Japonya'nın 8. büyük köy adasıdır. 1945 yılında II.Dünya Savaşı'nın sonlarında ABD ile Japonya arasındaki savaşın geçtiği ada olup 1968 yılında Japonya'ya tekrar iade edilmiştir.. Adı. 1779 yılında, Kaptan Cook araştırma yolculuğunda, bu.
Letters from Iwo Jima (br/pt: Cartas de Iwo Jima [1] [2]) é um filme estadunidense de 2006, do gênero drama de guerra, dirigido por Clint Eastwood.O longa-metragem é a continuação de A Conquista da Honra.Ambos abordam a batalha da ilha de Iwo Jima, localizada no arquipélago asiático.O conflito é considerado um dos maiores da Segunda Guerra Mundial durando 40 dias Spacing is inconsistent. Also commonly found as Iwojima or as Iwo-Jima with a hyphen. Proper noun . Iwo Jima. A volcanic island in Japan's Ogasawara Islands chain, officially called Iōtō in Japanese. In June, 2007, the Japanese government officially changed the name to Iōtō, apparently restoring the previous reading
Iwo Jima ( 硫黄島 iO-tō, soufre île) connu en anglais comme Iwo Jima ( / ˌ Ï w oʊ dʒ Ï m ə, ˌ Ï w ə - /, écouter ( aide · information)), est un des îles du volcan japonais et se trouve au sud des îles Bonin.En collaboration avec d' autres îles, ils forment l'archipel Ogasawara. Le point culminant d'Iwo Jima est mont Suribachi à 161 m (528 ft) de hauteur Iwo To (硫黄島, Iō-tō, sulfur island), known in English as Iwo Jima (/ ˌ iː w oʊ ˈ dʒ iː m ə, ˌ iː w ə-/ listen (help · info)), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands and lies south of the Bonin Islands.Together with other islands, they form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at 161 m (528 ft) high
Iwo Jima (jap. 硫黄島, Iō-tō, hist. Iō-jima, dosł.: Wyspa Siarki) - należąca do Japonii wyspa w niewielkim archipelagu wysp Kazan (ang. Volcano Islands) na Oceanie Spokojnym, ok. 650 mil morskich na południe od Honsiu.Pod koniec II wojny światowej Iwo Jima była terenem ciężkich walk toczonych podczas zdobywania wyspy przez Amerykanów. W środku wyspy znajduje się baza sił. TRIBUNNEWSWIKI.COM - Letters from Iwo Jima adalah film drama aksi petualangan bertema Perang Dunia II yang dirilis pada 2006 dan disutradarai Clint Eastwood.. Naskah Letters of Iwo Jima ditulis Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, dan Tsuyoko Yoshido. Letters of Iwo Jima ditulis Iris Yamashita, Paul Haggis, Tadamichi Kuribayashi, dan Tsuyok
Pulo ang Iwo Jima (Hinapones: 硫黄島, Iō-tō, いおうじま, イオウジマ) sa Hapon. Nahimutang ni sa prepektura sa Tōkyō-to, sa habagatang bahin sa nasod, 1,200 km sa habagatan sa Tokyo ang ulohan sa nasod. Naglangkob kin og 21.0 ka kilometro kwadrado Iwo To (硫黄島, Iō-tō, lit. 'sulfur island'), known in English as Iwo Jima (/ˌiːwoʊ ˈdʒiːmə/, also US: /ˌiːwə ˈ-/ ), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands and lies south of the Bonin Islands. Together with other islands, they form the Ogasawara Archipelago. The highest point of Iwo Jima is Mount Suribachi at 169 m (554 ft) high Iwo Jima was a volcanic island belonging to Japan. It was part of the Volcano Islands, a group of three islands located several hundred kilometres south of the main Japanese archipelago, and was home to a Japanese Muggle airbase. Mahoutokoro, the Japanese wizarding school, was located on the island of Minami Iwo Jima sixty kilometres to the south. Students playing Quidditch at this school had. The Iwo Jima map unlike the Battle of Iwo Jima is based on the original Battlefield:1942 map but with equipment from FHSW! Japanese have the latest equipment, most kits are also equipped with parachutes On February 19, 1945, American offensive power knocked on the front door of an ancient land with the assault on the black sands of Iwo Jima. A battle of valor and fear, of determination and dirt, waged on for more than a month. 100,000 combatants, 8 square miles. It was a dance with Death..
Iwo Jima (po japonsko pomeni »žvepleni otok«) je 21 km² velik vulkanski otok južno od Japonske, pod katere upravo tudi spada.Je del otoške skupine Vulkanskega otočja, ki se nahaja 1200 km južno od Tokija.Otok je postal znan po bitki za Iwo Jimo, ki je potekala med drugo svetovno vojno med ZDA in Japonsko. Po vojni so otok okupirale ZDA ter ga ponovno vrnile Japonski leta 1968 Letters From Iwo Jima is the 2006 POV Sequel to Flags of our Fathers, which was also directed by Clint Eastwood, providing a Perspective Flip to Imperial Japan, the antagonists of the first film. It was widely well received and is commonly seen as being even better than its well-received predecessor. Inspired by the book Picture Letters from the Commander and Chief, a compilation of.
Iwo Jima es una de las tres islas de la cadena Islas del volcánicas en Japón. Las Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos invadieron Iwo Jima durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial como el primer ataque contra el territorio japonés, con el fin de utilizar la isla como un puesto avanzado en la inminente invasión de la parte continental de Japón 24th MEU conducts a MRF Live Fire aboard USS Iwo Jima 150218-M-WA276-233.jpg 3,750 × 2,500; 3.23 MB 24th MEU conducts a MRF Live Fire aboard USS Iwo Jima 150218-M-WA276-245.jpg 3,750 × 2,500; 2.89 M
Trận Iwo Jima (tiếng Anh: Battle of Iwo Jima, tiếng Nhật: 硫黄島の戦い, diễn ra từ ngày 19 tháng 2 đến ngày 26 tháng 3 năm 1945) là trận đánh thuộc mặt trận Thái Bình Dương trong Chiến tranh thế giới thứ hai giữa Hoa Kỳ và Đế quốc Nhật Bản tại đảo Iwo Jima.Đây là một trong những trận đánh ác liệt nhất của. Iwo Jima (jap. 硫黄島, Iō-tō, Iō-jima) on Japanille kuuluva, pinta-alaltaan noin 21 neliökilometrin laajuinen saari Tyynellämerellä.Japanilaiset käyttivät toisessa maailmansodassa saarta tukikohtana, jonka liittoutuneet myöhemmin vuonna 1945 valtasivat
Sands of Iwo Jima estas titolo de usona filmo kun John Wayne. Letters from Iwo Jima estas titolo de usona filmo de Clint Eastwood, aperinta en 2006. Geografiaj elementoj. Monto Suribaĉi (en japana.: 摺鉢山, Suribaĉijama) estas 169 m alta monto en sudokcidento de la insulo Iwo Jima (nune oficiale Iō-tō) The USS Iwo Jima was a Federation starship, the prototype Iwo Jima-class assault ship in Starfleet service in the 24th century. This ship was in active service around the year 2377. (ST video game: Armada II) No history or fate is established for this vessel as its name was randomly selected for an assault ship by the game software The Iwo Jima was a Type-17 shuttlecraft assigned to the USS Intrepid-A in 2378. The Iwo Jima had an all-terrain vehicle as well. The vehicle itself is a peculiar design, lacking the usual design aesthetic of a Starfleet vehicle. It's an open-cockpit vehicle which demonstrated speeds on the order of 100 km/h (60mph). The Argo buggy was designed with special off-road tires and soft suspension. Iwo Jima, službeno Iō-tō (硫黄島,? sumporni otok) je japanski otok iz skupine Vulkanskih otoka.Nalazi se 1,200km od glavnog grada Tokija, dok je upravno dio Ogasaware, jednog od osam tokijskih sela (mada je sam otok nenastanjen).Otok je, svakako, najpoznatiji po Bitci za Iwo Jimu iz 1945., jednom od ključnih sukoba Sjedinjenih Država i Japana u sklopu Drugog svjetskog rata
Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙, Iōto Kara no Tegami?) (dịch tiếng Việt: Những lá thư từ đảo Lưu Huỳnh) là một bộ phim chiến tranh - hành động - tâm lý của Mỹ do Clint Eastwood đạo diễn và đồng sản xuất. Phim có sự góp mặt của các diễn viên Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryō Kase và Nakamura Shidō Iwodžima (japonsky: 硫黄島, oficiálně Iótó, často ale i Iódžima, česky: Ostrov síry) je vulkanický ostrov patřící Japonsku.Leží přibližně 1200 km jižně od Tokia (24°47' s. š., 141°19' v. d.) a je součástí Vulkánových ostrovů, které tvoří jižní část ostrovů Ogasawara.. Slavným se ostrov stal díky bitvě, kterou tu vybojovaly Spojené státy a Japonsko. Иводзима и морские пехотинцы 26-го экспедиционного отряда морской пехоты (26 MEU) вместе с двумя другими десантными кораблями сформировали группу Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready. Иводзима покинул порт 4 марта 2003 года для поддержки. A Iwo Jima class starship. The Iwo Jima-class was a type of Federation starship in service during the 24th century. This class was designed primarily as a troop carrier and saw extensive service in the Dominion War and the Borg incursion of 2377.. The ship class is named in honor of Iwo Jima, which was the scene of bloody fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II on Earth Iwo Jima Japannees: 硫黄島, Iōtō en Iōjima; Swaweleiland) is 'n eiland in die Stille Oseaan 1 200 km suid van Tokio, Japan.Die eiland is onder beheer van Japan en is bekend vir die bloedige gevegte tydens die Slag van Iwo Jima gedurende die Tweede Wêreldoorlog.. Sien oo
Iwo Jima — компьютерная игра в жанре пошаговой стратегии, разработанная и изданная британской компанией Personal Software Services.Выпуск игры для Commodore 64 и ZX Spectrum состоялся в 1986 году. Это вторая игра серии Strategic Wargames A Very Literary Wiki is a FANDOM Books Community. The island of Iwo Jima was the location of the Battle of Iwo Jima between February 1945-March 1945. The island became globally recognized when Joe Rosenthal, who worked for the Associated Press at the time, published his photograph Raising the Flag on Letters from Iwo Jima (Cartes dende Iwo Jima n'asturianu) ye una película estauxunidense de 2006, producida y empobinada por Clint Eastwood, qu'al pie de Flags of Our Fathers, completa'l dípticu d'esti direutor sobre la Batalla de Iwo Jima, asocedida nel océanu Pacíficu mientres la II Guerra Mundial.Protagonizada por Ken Watanabe, Kazunari Ninomiya, Tsuyoshi Ihara, Ryo Kase, Shidou. Pertempuran Iwo Jima (19 Februari - 26 Mac 1945) merupakan sebuah pertempuran utama di mana Kor Marin Amerika Syarikat mendarat di atas Pulau Iwo Jima dan kemudiannya berjaya mengepung pulau tersebut daripada Tentera Darat Imperial Jepun semasa Perang Dunia Kedua.Serangan dari pihak Amerika Syarikat (dikenali sebagai Operation Detachment) bertujuan mengepung seluruh pulau, termasuk tiga. Pisma s Iwo Jime (eng. Letters from Iwo Jima) je ratna drama redatelja Clinta Eastwooda iz 2006. s Ken Watanabeom i Kazunarijem Ninomiyaem u glavnim ulogama. Film govori o Bitki za Iwo Jimu iz perspektive japanskih vojnika, a sniman je u isto vrijeme kad i film Zastave naših očeva, koji govori o istoj tematici iz perspektive američkih vojnika.Film je gotovo potpuno na japanskom iako ga je.
The SSV Iwo Jima is a human frigate of the Systems Alliance. Like all human frigates, she is named after an important battle, in this case for the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima. The Iwo Jima was sent to the batarian colony of Camala to evacuate Alliance scientist Kahlee Sanders, but only a few minutes before the planned rendezvous, the Alliance ground team escorting Kahlee is ambushed by. Iwo Jima (japansk 硫黄島 Iōtō, eller Iōjima, som tyder «svoveløya») er ei vulkansk øy som er ein del av Japan.Øya ligg kring 650 nautiske mil (1200 km) sør for Tokyo (24.47°N, 141.290°E). Øya er mest kjend for slaget om Iwo Jima mot slutten av andre verdskrig.Slaget vart utkjempa mellom USA og Japan i februar og mars 1945.. Øya har ei flatevidd på om lag 21 km² Iwo Jima Details Bases to capture: 10 Iwo Jima is the 6th act of the RWR: PACIFIC campaign. It is based on real-life Iwo Jima. v.
La Battaglia di Iwo Jima (19 febbraio-26 Marzo 1945) è stato una grande battaglia in cui il Corpo dei Marines degli Stati Uniti e della Marina atterrato su e alla fine catturato l'isola di Iwo Jima dal imperiale giapponese Army (IJA) durante la seconda guerra mondiale.L'invasione americana, designato Operation Detachment, ha avuto l'obiettivo di catturare l'intera isola, tra cui i tre. Contents[show] Description Iwo Jima is a small speck in the Pacific; it is 4.5 miles long and at its broadest point 2.5 miles wide. Iwo is the Japanese word for sulfur, and the island is indeed full of sulfur. Yellow sulfuric mist routinely rises from cracks of earth, and the island distinctly smells like rotten eggs. Background After the American seizure of the Marshall Islands and.
Bătălia de la Iwo Jima (19 februarie - 26 martie 1945), sau Operation Detachment, a fost una dintre cele mai violente bătălii ale campaniei din Pacific a celui de al Doilea Război Mondial.Forțele americane au îndeplinit misiunea de a captura cele trei aerodromuri japoneze de pe insula Iwo Jima.. Pozițiile japoneze de pe insulă erau puternic întârite, cu buncăre vaste, baterii de. Iwo Jima ( 硫黄島 Iō-tó Schwefelinsel)., bekannt in Englisch als Iwo Jima ( / ˌ i w oʊ dʒ i m ə, ˌ ich w ə - /, hören ( Hilfe · Info)) ist ein der japanischen Vulkan Islands und liegt südlich de Sands of Iwo Jima is a 1949 war film starring John Wayne that follows a group of United States Marines from training to the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. The film, which also features John Agar, Adele Mara and Forrest Tucker, was written by Harry Brown and James Edward Grant, and directed by Allan Dwan Letters from Iwo Jima (硫黄島からの手紙, , Iōtō kara no Tegami) is een Academy Award- en Golden Globe-winnende Amerikaanse oorlogsfilm, met in de hoofdrol Ken Watanabe.De film gaat over de slag bij Iwo Jima, gefilmd uit het Japanse perspectief.De film werd geregisseerd door Clint Eastwood, die ook Flags of Our Fathers regisseerde welke over dezelfde slag, maar dan vanuit Amerikaans. Fact 2: The volcanic rock of Iwo Jima allowed the creation of very strong concrete fortifications, making the battle especially tough. Fact 3: 30,000 Marines landed on the first day of battle. Fact 4: Because Japanese defeat was assured from the start, the defense of Iwo Jima was designed delay and dissuade further attacks on the Home Islands