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Bombing.
the bombing of iwo jima started and it lasted 74 days stright. -
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The battle of iwo jima.
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Japanses guns and warfare.
Japanses opend fire. -
The first landing on iwo jima.
30,000 troops landed on iwo jima at 8:59am, the japanses didnt fire untill was on the beach.When they did the sufferd heavy casualties. -
USS bismark sea.
The USS bismark was sank on this day. This was the last battleship sanked in WW2 318 crew men died. -
The flag.
mount sunbachi was completly cut off the island. 6 soldiers reached the top and raised the flag laer that day. The soldiers where Werelra Hayes, Franklin Sousley, Michael Strank, John Bradley, Rene Gagnon and Harlon Block. -
past the beaches.
After days of fighting, thanks to the flamethrowers and tanks the bunckers got tooken out. they put up a challange, but they managed to get past the beaches. -
Reinforcements.
Around march 1st, 30,000 more marines had landedabout 40,000 followed them. -
close airsupport.
close air support was initially provided by fighters from escort carriers off the cost. This shiffted over to the 15 fighter group. -
Declared.
The island was declared cleared at 6;00pm but there was a stronghold. -
Final attack.
In the night of march 25, a 300 man japanses forced launched a final counterattack in airfieldno 2 army pilots.
