United States flag raising
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The United States flag raising refers to the iconic moment during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II when U.S. Marines hoisted the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, later immortalized in the famous photograph.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First flag-raising on Mount Suribachi | 1 |
| Second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi | 1 |
| United States flag raising canonical | 1 |
| flag raising on Iwo Jima | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
military event ⓘ symbolic act ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marine Corps War Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia
United States Navy ⓘ United States flag ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
book Flags of Our Fathers ⓘ film "Flags of Our Fathers" ⓘ
surface form:
film Flags of Our Fathers
film "Sands of Iwo Jima" ⓘ
surface form:
film Sands of Iwo Jima
|
| commemoratedBy |
Marine Corps War Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
Iwo Jima Memorial
Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
surface form:
United States Marine Corps War Memorial
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
|
| conflict | Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| countryInvolved | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1945-02-23 ⓘ |
| depicts | U.S. servicemen hoisting the American flag on a mountaintop in combat conditions ⓘ |
| followedBy | use of the image in U.S. war bond drives ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
Flags of the United States
Military history of the United States ⓘ Monuments and memorials to World War II ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in the Pacific Theater
|
| hasPart |
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
ⓘ
surface form:
raising of the United States flag on Mount Suribachi
|
| hasParticipant |
United States Marine Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Marines
U.S. Navy corpsman ⓘ |
| influenced |
American wartime propaganda
ⓘ
U.S. public perception of the Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| location |
Iwo Jima
ⓘ
Mount Suribachi ⓘ Volcano Islands ⓘ |
| mediaType | photographed event ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
becoming an enduring symbol of the United States military
ⓘ
being one of the most famous photographs of World War II ⓘ |
| partOf | World War II ⓘ |
| photographer | Joe Rosenthal ⓘ |
| precededBy | assault on Mount Suribachi ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | iconic image of the 20th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
debates about wartime photo staging
ⓘ
historical research on Iwo Jima ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American patriotism
ⓘ
American victory at Iwo Jima ⓘ United States Marine Corps valor ⓘ sacrifice of U.S. servicemembers in World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedFor | war bond campaign imagery ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
this entity surface form:
First flag-raising on Mount Suribachi
this entity surface form:
Second flag-raising on Mount Suribachi