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US Marines Battle of Iwo Jima
| Content Provider | WatchKnowLearn |
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| Description | (This is newsreel footage.) The battle was marked by some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. The Imperial Japanese Army positions on the island were heavily fortified, with vast bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 kilometers (11 mi) of tunnels. The battle was the first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands and the Imperial soldiers defended their positions tenaciously. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers present at the beginning of the battle, over 20,000 were killed and only 216 taken prisoner. Joe Rosenthal photographed five Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the U.S. flag atop the 166 meter (546 ft) Mount Suribachi. The photograph records what was actually 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 may be the most reproduced photograph of all time. The photograph has also become the foundation of the US Marine Corps Memorial. |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Battle of Iwo Jima k-12 homeschool homeschooling home school parents educational videos k12 preK-12 World War II World War II - Pacific Theater History |
| Content Type | Video |
| Educational Role | Student Teacher |
| Educational Use | Self Learning Lecture |
| Time Required | PT4M12S |
| Education Level | Class XI Class IX Class XII Class X |
| Pedagogy | Lecture cum Demonstration |
| Resource Type | Video Lecture |
| Subject | The Second World War |
