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Nimitz initially intended to take Formosa (Taiwan) rather than Iwo Jima, but recommendations from his subordinate admirals prompted him to propose that he seize Iwo Jima and Okinawa instead. The JCOS approved the plan, and in October 1944 Nimitz began preparations for an Iwo Jima invasion, later known as Operation Detachment. -
US marines land on Iwo Jima imitating the battle. -
Marines raise the American flag on mount Suribachi.
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The island is declared secure, though pockets of resistance remained. -
A final desperate banzai charged by troops occurred. -
The battle of Iwo Jima ends, with the island secured by the US. -
US Marines seize the air felid at Noha, Okinawa through an amphibious assault. -
Japan surrenders and ending world war 2. -
The battle of Iwo Jima ended. -
2 Japanese holdouts finally surrendered after hiding in the island caves and tunnels.