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Introduction
Iwo Jima is near japan. Iwo Jima was a small island that war took place. Iwo Jima was famous for the battle of Iwo Jima. Starting on June 15 1944, The U.S navy and the U.S Army Air Forces began naval bombardments and air raids against Iwo Jima.
Iwo Jima is located near japan.
U.S military on Iwo Jima.
why was there a battle
Taking the island meant more than a symbolic capture of the Japanese homeland. It meant the U.S could launch bombing runs from Iwo Jima's strategic airfields, as the tiny island was directly under the flight path of B-29 Super fortresses from Guam, Saipan and the Mariana Islands.
The Japanese defense was to build tunnels to move around where war took place.
Japanese defense
Smith, USMC, landed on Iow Jima on February 19. Despite the 14,000 tons of shells fired on it by the U.S. Navy, the island was won by the blood of the thousands.
The landing
How long did it take ?
In Thirty-six days of fighting on the island, nearly 7,000 U.S. Marines were killed. Another 20,000 were wounded. Marines captured 216 Japanese soldiers; the rest were killed in action. The island was finally declared secured on March 26, 1945.
