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Battle of Iwo Jima

Took place on February 8, 1945

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The 82nd anniversary falls on February 8, 2027, in 106 days.

The Battle of Iwo Jima (硫黄島の戦い, Iōtō no Tatakai,or Iōjima no Tatakai; 19 February – 26 March 1945) was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC), United States Navy (USN), and United States Army (USA) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA)…

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