Iwo Jima (硫黄島, Iōtō,[2][a][3] Iōjima[4][b][3], English: / ˌiː.woʊ.ˈdʒiː.mə /,[5]Japanese: [i.oː.toː] [6][7][8] or [i.oː. (d)ʑi.ma],[9]lit.'Sulfur Island') is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago.

Apr 3, 2025 · Battle of Iwo Jima, (February 19–March 16, 1945), World War II conflict between the United States and the Empire of Japan. The United States mounted an amphibious invasion of the island of Iwo Jima as part of its Pacific campaign against Japan.

The Battle of Iwo Jima (硫黄島の戦い, Iōtō no Tatakai, [8] [9] Iōjima no Tatakai [10], 19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II.

Apr 11, 2025 · Iwo Jima, island that is part of the Volcano Islands archipelago, far southern Japan. The island has been widely known as Iwo Jima, its conventional name, since World War II (1939–45). However, Japan officially changed the name to its Japanese form, Iō …

Oct 29, 2009 · Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan. American forces invaded...

Feb 18, 2025 · Marines raise the flag on Iwo Jima, Japan, Feb. 23, 1945. The island, only 8 square miles in area, was considered crucial to the strategy of the Pacific campaign because capturing it would put...

Feb 19, 2025 · The Battle of Iwo Jima lasted from 19 February to 26 March 1945. The Japanese mounted one last desperate banzai charge on the night of 25 March, hoping to strike a final blow for the Emperor. The attack killed or wounded over 100 Americans, but when morning came, the island was officially declared secured.

In the annals of US Marine Corps history, few battles resonate like that of Iwo Jima. The island’s hellish landscape included molten sulfur and steam, easily defendable terrain, miles of underground tunnels, dangerous surf, and hundreds of hidden fighting positions housing a fanatical, suicidal foe.

On Iwo Jima, site of a strategic air base located between the Mariana Islands and Japan, the Japanese carved out a network of underground fortifications aimed at turning the small volcanic island into a death trap for invading US Marines.

Jun 2, 2019 · More than 450 US warships had gathered off an island covering a mere 21 sq km and their gunners were all looking for targets. With human remains still being found, the Japanese island is covered...