Iwo Jima
Key countries and people:
Lieutenant-General Kuribayashi - Army commander for the Japanese
Admiral Raymond Spruance - American leader of the battle
Admiral Chester Nimitz - Overall army commander for the Americans
Lieutenant-General Holland Smith - Led the landing American forces
Location: Pacific island called Iwo Jima 660 miles south of Tokyo
Events:
Feb. 19, 1945- U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima, starting the bloodiest battle in marine corps history
Feb. 23, 2945- the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, the highest mountain on the island. American soldiers raised a small American flag on top of the mountain.
Victory: America won the battle, although it killed thousands of people.
Sources:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_iwo_jima.htm
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/focus-on/iwo-jima-fact-sheet.pdf
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-raise-the-flag-on-mt-suribachi
Key countries and people:
Lieutenant-General Kuribayashi - Army commander for the Japanese
Admiral Raymond Spruance - American leader of the battle
Admiral Chester Nimitz - Overall army commander for the Americans
Lieutenant-General Holland Smith - Led the landing American forces
Location: Pacific island called Iwo Jima 660 miles south of Tokyo
Events:
Feb. 19, 1945- U.S. Marines invade Iwo Jima, starting the bloodiest battle in marine corps history
Feb. 23, 2945- the flag raising on Mt. Suribachi, the highest mountain on the island. American soldiers raised a small American flag on top of the mountain.
Victory: America won the battle, although it killed thousands of people.
Sources:
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/battle_of_iwo_jima.htm
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/focus-on/iwo-jima-fact-sheet.pdf
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/marines-raise-the-flag-on-mt-suribachi
Navy doctors help wounded marines at a first aid station.
American soldiers after they won the battle.
Statue of the famous flag raising which is in Washington, D.C.