Mount Suribachi
Mount Suribachi was heavily fortificated during the Second World War by the Japanese army and played an important role during in the defence of Iwo Jima. It took the US marines 4 days to capture it.
Mt Suribachi still bears the scars of the battle of Iwo Jima (1945), as can be seen on the picture.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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Point of interest
- Location Former American War Cemetery Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Invasion Beach Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- South Field - Iwo Jima
Monument
- Japanese Iwo Jima Memorial - Iwo Jima
- American Iwo Jima Memorial - Iwo Jima
- Reunion of Honor 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 Gun Emplacement - Iwo Jima
- Japanese "Betty" Casemate Iwo Jima - Iwo Jima
- Japanese Artillery Casemate - Iwo Jima
Ship wreck
Crash site
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