The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought from February 19 to March 26, 1945, during World War II (1939-1945). “Easy Company started with 310 men. Only 50 men boarded the ship after the battle. The United States Army Air Force was now able to use the island to launch bombing attacks on Japan. Holland "Howlin' Mad" Smith commanded the landing. The Marines rarely saw an alive Japanese soldier. Synopsis. Don Graves knows firsthand and will never forget. Sgt. The US Marines on Iwo rarely saw a Japanese soldier. Of the 23,000 Japanese soldiers defending Iwo Jima, only 216 were taken alive. This photo documents the second U.S. flag to be planted atop Mount Suribachi on Feb. 23, 1945, during the Battle of Iwo Jima. We suffered 75% casualties. The Marines were above ground and the Japanese were below them underground. Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner, some of whom were captured because they had been knocked unconscious or otherwise disabled. There were no front lines. The Battle of Iwo Jima, which began Feb. 19, 1945, was one of the bloodiest battles in Marine Corps history, as former Cpl. Michael Strank, Cpl. The American forces also suffered during the bitter fighting on the island with 5,391 Marines killed and 17,400 wounded. Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, by Joe Rosenthal. Iwo Jima (Sands of Iwo Jima) est un film américain réalisé en 1949 par Allan Dwan. The American invasion of Iwo Jima came after Allied forces had island-hopped across the Pacific and had conducted successful campaigns in the Solomon, Gilbert, Marshall, and Mariana Islands. Ce film retrace l'entraînement des troupes puis les sacrifices de la bataille d'Iwo Jima, au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. He'll also never forget the time a Japanese soldier smelled hot chocolate being brewed near him and called out for him to bring him some. No single list of the 70,000 who served on Iwo Jima exists. The Japanese could see the Marines perfectly.