The battle of iwo jima.

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  • Bombing.

    Bombing.

    the bombing of iwo jima started and it lasted 74 days stright.
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    The battle of iwo jima.

  • Japanses guns and warfare.

    Japanses guns and warfare.

    Japanses opend fire.

  • The first landing on iwo jima.

    30,000 troops landed on iwo jima at 8:59am, the japanses didnt fire untill was on the beach.When they did the sufferd heavy casualties.
  • USS bismark sea.

    USS bismark sea.

    The USS bismark was sank on this day. This was the last battleship sanked in WW2 318 crew men died.

  • The flag.

    mount sunbachi was completly cut off the island. 6 soldiers reached the top and raised the flag laer that day. The soldiers where Werelra Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Michael Strank, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon and Harlon Block.

  • past the beaches.

    After days of fighting, thanks to the flamethrowers and tanks the bunckers got tooken out. they put up a challange, but they managed to get past the beaches.

  • Reinforcements.

    Around march 1st, 30,000 more marines had landedabout 40,000 followed them.

  • close airsupport.

    close air support was initially provided by fighters from escort carriers off the cost. This shiffted over to the 15 fighter group.

  • Declared.

    The island was declared cleared at 6;00pm but there was a stronghold.

  • Final attack.

    In the night of march 25, a 300 man japanses forced launched a final counterattack in airfieldno 2 army pilots.