Battle of Iwo Jima

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World War II battle battle

The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major 1945 Pacific campaign clash between the United States and Japan, famed for its brutal fighting and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.

Aliases (8)

Iwo Jima campaign ×5
Invasion of Iwo Jima ×2
Iwo Jima Campaign ×1
Iwo Jima World War II battle ×1
Iwo Jima operation ×1
Iwo Jima operations ×1
World War II Battle of Iwo Jima ×1
seizure of Mount Suribachi ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → battle →
associatedPerson	Joe Rosenthal →
associatedWork	photograph "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima" →
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Army Air Forces → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
casualtiesAndLosses	about 200 Japanese taken prisoner → over 18,000 Japanese killed → over 19,000 Americans wounded → over 6,800 Americans killed →
characterizedBy	extensive Japanese fortifications → heavy naval and aerial bombardment → intense close-quarters combat →
commander	Harry Schmidt → Holland M. Smith → Tadamichi Kuribayashi →
conflictIn	Pacific War →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → United States →
defensiveStrategy	Japanese tunnel and bunker system →
endDate	1945-03-26 →
followedBy	Battle of Okinawa →
islandSize	about 8 square miles →
location	Iwo Jima → Ogasawara Islands → Volcano Islands →
memorializedBy	Marine Corps War Memorial →
notableEvent	Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →
notableFor	high casualty rate → iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi → symbolism in US Marine Corps history →
notableLocation	Mount Suribachi →
operationName	Operation Detachment →
partOf	World War II →
precededBy	Battle of Leyte Gulf →
primaryUSForces	3rd Marine Division → 4th Marine Division → 5th Marine Division →
result	United States victory →
startDate	1945-02-19 →
strategicObjective	capture of Iwo Jima airfields → establish emergency landing fields for B-29 bombers → secure base for fighter escorts to Japan →
theater	Pacific Theater of World War II →

Referenced by (43)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harry Schmidt → Holland M. Smith → USS Arkansas → USS Indianapolis (CA-35) → USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) ("Invasion of Iwo Jima") → USS Russell (DD-414) ("Iwo Jima operation") → USS Tennessee ("Invasion of Iwo Jima") → USS Tennessee (BB-43) ("Iwo Jima campaign") → USS West Virginia → USS West Virginia (BB-48) →	participatedIn
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines → 3rd Marine Division → Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → Operation Detachment → Tadamichi Kuribayashi →	conflict
4th Marine Division → 5th Marine Division → M4 Sherman tank →	notableBattle
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima → Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima →	depicts
Pacific War → World War II →	hasPart
Battle of Okinawa → Operation Iceberg →	precededBy
USS Enterprise (CV-6) ("Iwo Jima campaign") → USS Nevada (BB-36) ("Iwo Jima campaign") →	tookPartIn
Raymond A. Spruance →	battle
USS Missouri ("Iwo Jima operations") →	battleHonors
Marine Corps War Memorial →	depictsEvent
5th Marine Division ("seizure of Mount Suribachi") →	engagement
Mount Suribachi ("World War II Battle of Iwo Jima") →	eventLocation
The Pacific →	featuresBattle
World War II battles →	hasNotableBattle
Iwo Jima →	historicalEvent
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography →	honorsEvent
Seventh War Loan Drive posters →	inspiredBy
Volcano Islands ("Iwo Jima World War II battle") →	knownFor
United States Armed Forces in World War II ("Iwo Jima Campaign") →	majorOperation
Joe Rosenthal →	militaryConflictCovered
Volcano Islands →	militaryHistory
Mount Suribachi →	notableFor
Pacific Ocean Areas ("Iwo Jima campaign") →	notableOperation
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas ("Iwo Jima campaign") →	oversawCampaign