23 St. 43 Min, 16 Feb 1945 Jahr - Battle of Iwo Jima

Beschreibung:

The island finally fell at the end of March. In the end, one in every three U.S. marines fighting on the island were either killed (5,885) or wounded (23,573), making it the costliest single battle in Marine Corps history. Over 23,000 Japanese fought to the death or committed suicide by the time the battle was over a month after the initial invasion. Less than 220 Japanese surrendered.