Battle of Iwo Hima (feb 19, 1945 – mar 26, 1945)
Description:
Getting Iwo Jima was important because it had three airplane landing strips that were used for kamikaze flights and it was an easy way to get to the mainland. The battle was mainly a naval bombardment and over 23,000 navy soldiers died to get the victory.(http://history.sandiego.edu/gen/WW2Timeline/LUTZ/iwo.html)
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Date:
feb 19, 1945
mar 26, 1945
~ 1 months and 5 days