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  1. Iwo Jima - Hill 382 "Radar Hill" - Iwo Jima

    Web ResultIwo Jima - Hill 382 "Radar Hill". This hill was used by Colonel Kaido as his headquarters. It was captured by U.S. Marines on 10 …

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      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.
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      Lieutenant General Tadamishi Kuribayashi, commander of the Japanese ground forces on Iwo Jima, concentrated his energies and his forces in the central and northern sections of the island. Miles of interlocking caves, concrete blockhouses and pillboxes proved to be some of the most impenetrable defenses encountered by the Marines in the Pacific.
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      To the Japanese leadership, the capture of Iwo Jima meant the battle for Okinawa, and the invasion of Japan itself, was not far off. Commanders for the operation, code named Detachment, were assigned as follows: Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, USN, was the operation’s overall commander.
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      Historians described U.S. forces’ attack against the Japanese defense as “throwing human flesh against reinforced concrete.” In the end, Iwo Jima was won not only by the fighting spirit of the Marines, but by the meticulous planning and support provided by the Navy and Army through supply efforts, medical care, and air and naval gunfire.
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    • Closing In: Marines in the Seizure of Iwo Jima (The …

      Web ResultThe 3d Battalion, 28th Marines, finds the terrain on Iwo Jima more broken and forbidding than the black sands of the beaches as they advance in a frontal attack northward against unremitting fire from …

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    • Marine Demolition Team Blasting Out a Cave on Hill 382, Iwo Jima

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    • Battle of Iwo Jima | Facts, Significance, Photos, & Map

      Web ResultFeb 12, 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 …

    • Battle of Iwo Jima - NHHC

      Web ResultMar 16, 2022 · Battle of Iwo Jima. General Collections. Battle of Iwo Jima. 19 February–26 March 1945. Iwo Jima, 23 February 1945: Marines risk sniper fire atop Mount Suribachi as they gather to …

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