THIS SITE HAS BEEN MIGRATED. DO NOT ADD NEW INFORMATION HERE ... the 5th Marine Amphibious Corps (consisting of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions) landed on Iwo Jima (Sulphur Island). When the battle was over, 6821 American Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers , along with an estimated 20,000+ Japanese defenders had died. This was Americas first landing on what was considered traditional Japanese territory.
In the following pages, I will bring this historic battle to the reader, at a level of detail and scope I have not yet seen. This s the battle of Iwo Jima as described by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions.
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