The Battle of Iwo Jima was a five-week Pacific War battle from 19 February to 26 March 1945 in which United States Marine Corps, Navy and Army forces landed on and captured Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army, in an operation designated Operation Detachment aimed at capturing the island's two airfields. Total American casualties exceeded Japanese casualties, unique among Pacific War amphibious landings, and the battle ended in an American victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Battle TypeAmphibious assault and prolonged land battle 1 LocationIwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan 1 Battle Type
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The five-week battle saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War
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The Battle of Iwo Jima (硫黄島の戦い, Iōtō no Tatakai,or Iōjima no Tatakai; 19 February - 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Navy (USN), and United States Army (USA) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.
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Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands, Japan
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American victory
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the Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II)
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