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.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Iwo Jima canonical 71
Iwo Jima campaign 13
Iwo Jima operation 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
associatedPerson Joe Rosenthal ⓘ
associatedWork Marine Corps War Memorial ⓘ
surface form: 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 Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: 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 War ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II

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World War II → hasPart → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Pacific War → hasPart → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Battle of Okinawa → precededBy → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Marine Corps War Memorial → depictsEvent → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
USS West Virginia (BB-48) → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima → depicts → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign
USS Nevada (BB-36) → tookPartIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Invasion of Iwo Jima
Armed Forces of the Empire of Japan → conflict → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
3rd Marine Division → conflict → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
USS Missouri → battleHonors → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima operations
Raymond A. Spruance → battle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
4th Marine Division → notableBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
5th Marine Division → notableBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
5th Marine Division → engagement → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: seizure of Mount Suribachi
Mount Suribachi → notableFor → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Mount Suribachi → eventLocation → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: World War II Battle of Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima → historicalEvent → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Tadamichi Kuribayashi → conflict → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Operation Iceberg → precededBy → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Operation Detachment → conflict → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Volcano Islands → knownFor → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima World War II battle
Volcano Islands → militaryHistory → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Joe Rosenthal → depicts → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
Joe Rosenthal → militaryConflictCovered → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Harry Schmidt → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
BB-48 → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: USS West Virginia
United States Armed Forces in World War II → majorOperation → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima Campaign
USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima operation
Seventh War Loan Drive posters → inspiredBy → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
BB-43 → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Tennessee
this entity surface form: Invasion of Iwo Jima
Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → oversawCampaign → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign
World War II battles → hasNotableBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
USS Arkansas → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
1945 Pulitzer Prize for Photography → honorsEvent → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
Pacific Ocean Areas → notableOperation → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign
USS Indianapolis (CA-35) → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
2nd Battalion, 4th Marines (attached at times) → conflict → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines
Holland M. Smith → participatedIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
The Pacific → featuresBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
The Big E → tookPartIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: USS Enterprise (CV-6)
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign
M4 Sherman tank → notableBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → engagement → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
USS Pensacola (CA-24) → tookPartIn → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima operation
Fighting Fourth → battle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
subject surface form: 4th Marine Division
Fighting Fourth → associatedBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
V Amphibious Corps → notableBattle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
26th Marine Regiment → battle → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
26th Marine Regiment → associatedCampaign → Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
this entity surface form: Iwo Jima campaign