Battle of Iwo Jima
| Battle of Iwo Jima | |||||||
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| Part of World War II and the War in the Pacific | |||||||
 A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi. |
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States
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 Empire of Japan
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| U.S. Navy: Chester W. Nimitz Raymond A. Spruance Marc A. Mitscher William H.P. Blandy U.S. Marine Corps: Holland M. Smith Harry Schmidt Graves B. Erskine Clifton B. Cates Keller E. Rockey |
Tadamichi Kuribayashi † Takeichi Nishi † |
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| Units involved | |||||||
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Ground units:
Naval Units:
Additional support units and Kamikaze |
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| Strength | |||||||
| 110,000 U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Navy corpsmen, USAAF personnel, and others 500+ ships |
20,530–21,060 troops 23 tanks 438 artillery pieces 33 naval guns 69 anti-tank guns ~300 anti-aircraft guns |
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 6,821 killed 2 captured but recovered 19,217 wounded 1 escort carrier sunk 1 fleet carrier severely damaged 1 escort carrier lightly damaged |
17,845–18,375 dead and missing |
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Ground units:
V Amphibious Corps
Naval units:
U.S. 5th Fleet
Ground units:
109th IJA Division
Naval Units:
Imperial Navy
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