THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA FLAG RAISING MATTED PHOTO
This 11 X 14 collage includes The planting of the flag at The Battle of Iwo Jima as well as some information about the Battle itself.It's matted to a 11 X 14 piece and comes with a protective sleeve and backing board and can fit in any standard size ready made frame of your choosing. Here's some info on the Battle. The Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19–March 26, 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a battle when the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from Japan. The battle produced some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II. The Japanese positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) of underground tunnels. The battle was the first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands, and the Imperial soldiers defended their positions tenaciously. Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers present at the beginning of the battle, over 20,000 were killed and only 1,083 taken prisoner. The U.S. invasion, known as Operation Detachment, was charged with the mission of capturing the airfields on Iwo Jima. The battle was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag atop the 166 meter (546 ft) Mount Suribachi by five Marines and one Navy Corpsman. The photograph records the second flag-raising on the mountain, which took place on the fifth day of the 35-day battle. The picture became the iconic image of the battle and has been heavily reproduced.
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