Invasion Beach Iwo Jima
On 19 February 1945, 8,59 AM, the first of an eventual 30,000 Marines of the 3rd, 4th and 5th Marine Division landed on this beach. The marines faced heavy Japanese resistance during the landings.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons (1,3,4) & Flickr (2)
Nearby
Point of interest
- South Field - Iwo Jima
- Location Former American War Cemetery Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- M4A3 Sherman Tank Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
Monument
- Reunion of Honor Memorial - Iwo Jima
- Iwo Jima Tranquility Hill Memorial - Iwo Jima
- American Iwo Jima Memorial - Iwo Jima
Cemetery
- Japanese War Cemetery Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Islanders' Memorial Peace Cemetery Park - Iwo Jima
- Japanese War Cemetery & Memorial Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
Fortification
- Japanese Casemates Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Japanese Pillbox Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Japanese Artillery Casemate - Iwo Jima
Ship wreck
Crash site
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