The Battle for Iwo Jima - color and REAL FOOTAGE

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The defenders were well entrenched and instructed to defend the island to the last man. Com... More»posed using rare and original colour footage shot during the campaign.

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• WWII
• Japan
• Iwo
• Jima

[ACDCManCo]

@billbob654321 You are a dumbass.

[surrenderhope]

@billbob654321 so all the people who served in iraq are cowards? shut the fuck up

[billbob654321]

Those were some brave men. You rarely see that kind of bravery now.

[JoyceKFaulkner]

And there were many kinds of wounds that the veterans of this battle carried with them. Having said that, it was an amazing event...teamwork, determination, brotherhood...it took all of those things to take this little island.

[JoyceKFaulkner]

@FLSHBK1 My dad was in the 26th Marines. Thanks for your kind words. It was a long, heartbreaking event in his life. He was proud but also sad.

[FLSHBK1]

@MrWINNSLAW "The raising of that flag means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years!" James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, present at Iwo on Fri/23Feb45 and witness to the flag raisings.

[FLSHBK1]

@jukokerguy "Corps".

[FLSHBK1]

@aclassen5 If you're referring to the Japanese soldiers, that's true. There was never any doubt how this battle would end, only how many lives it might cost. The Japanese knew they were doomed. Every man on the island emptied his pockets and together they mailed all their money back to the Emperor, knowing they would all die. Kuribayashi told his men to 'kill 10 Marines before you die". He never offered them any hope of survival. Cut off from resupply or reinforcements, Japan knew all would die.

[FLSHBK1]

@bigdragon8me Not sure what you mean. The two flags which were raised on Fri/23Feb45 (1st & 2nd flagraisings) are on protected display as we speak, at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia. What you see @06:13 in this film is the 2nd flag, raised about noon that day. That actual flag is preserved and protected at the museum, as is the smaller 1st flag, which was raised about 10AM that day. Today, a permanent memorial marker sits atop Suribachi honoring US Marines.

[FLSHBK1]

@JoyceKFaulkner Was he 26th Marines or 27th Marines? This was the only battle in Marine history where the invading units continued throughout the entire battle without being relieved. They were reinforced by incoming new guys, but they were not relieved. At the end of 36 days, some units had only a handful of original men left. All the rest were replacements. Because of your daddy's sacrifice, you and I are writing this in English today, not Japanese. Iwo Marines are the Corps' heroes. (Salute!)