The Battle of Iwo Jima

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The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought during February and March of 1945, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II. As a result of the ... all » battle, the United States gained control of the island of Iwo Jima, and the airfields located there. The defenders were well entrenched and instructed to defend the island to the last man. Both sides suffered heavy losses; of the 22,000 Japanese troops stationed on the island, only 1083 survived, with the US losing a total of 6,821 men in the battle. Despite intense resistance, the American troops captured the highest point, Mount Suribachi, in the first week of fighting. Iwo Jima was of strategic importance to the United States providing a landing/re-fueling site for American bombers on missions to and from Japan.

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[Niklert]

PLEASE REMOVE THAT MUSIC..!! I really don't care about your music taste. I just want to watch and learn

[EagleStrike511]

Ok listen, not my music, its SonicBomb who put the music on there! not me, lol... i hate that music too, if u dont like it... just tone down those speakers.

[Gunboatjingoist]

The film is good. The music is as gay as it gets. Loose it.

[EagleStrike511]

cant do that bud, i didnt make the vid, blame the website, if u dont like the music just turn off the sound thats all i can give ya

[EagleStrike511]

hey, its not my fault, i got this off from one of my favorite War sites.

[EagleStrike511]

War is a cruel thing but if you think about it, its interesting too.

[boxwoodgreen]

Lesson ignored from the Somme. Virtually no amount of artillery can disloge competently dug in defenders in bunkers. The troops from Serre to Bernafay Wood were told they'd just have to walk across no-mans land and occupy the positions of dead Germans. Instead they walked into hails of fire from very dusty but very alive, and pissed German machine gunners.

[moviesSJ]

they didnt...70 million was the total of deaths from the allies and axis

[MumboJumboTheatre]

WTF are you babbling about.  I just said shit music. PERIOD.

[sithlordess]

Shit music indeed! Plus the kamikaze attacks did not happen at Iwo Jima. I suggest you get your facts right.

[MumboJumboTheatre]

shit music

[Hamlet9131]

Yes and thats wrong

[wifeybeater135]

He's saying that 120million + were killed in WW2.

[Hamlet9131]

60 Millions in WW2+60 Millions by Stalin+60 Millions by Mao

[wifeybeater135]

Where's your information coming from? Are you making this shit up?

Show me something that says the Allies killed over 70 million people in the WW2.

I'll bet you can't.

[wifeybeater135]

How the fuck can you cover up over 60 million dead people??? In 200BC, maybe, but not now mate. Not now.

You're just another fucking retarded conspiricy theorist grasping at idiotic ideas. Go save Tibet or something you fucking idiot.