HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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Midway
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Iwo Jima
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Bermuda
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Hawaii
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Battle: U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. Approximately 70, 000 U.S. Marines and 18, 000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Americans secured victory on Iwo Jima on March 26, 1945, after both sides had paid a devastating toll in lives. Out of an estimated 20, 000 Japanese troops on the island, only slightly over 200 survived the battle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy arrived to fortify the island ahead of U.S. forces, and mistakenly called it Iwo Jima. In Japanese, “jima” is an alternative word for island. In kanji script, the writing of Iwo Jima and Iwo To is the same; only the pronunciation is different.
Detailed explanation-4: -Iwo Jima, now officially romanized Iōtō (, “Sulfur Island"), is one of the Japanese Volcano Islands, which lie south of the Bonin Islands and together with them make up the Ogasawara Archipelago. Together with the Izu Islands, they make up Japan’s Nanpō Islands.