Iwo Jima was considered strategically important since it provided an air base for Japanese fighter planes to intercept long-range B-29 Superfortress bombers flying to strike targets in Japan.

Nov 13, 2025 · Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19–March 16, 1945), World War II battle fought between the United States and Japan over a strategically important island some 760 miles …

Oct 29, 2009 · The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. Located 750 miles off the coast of Japan, the island …

Following the Japanese surrender, the US military occupied Iwo Jima along with the other Nanpo Islands and the Ryukyus; Iwo Jima was returned to Japan with the Bonins in 1968.

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U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima, a strategic air base located between the Mariana Islands and Japan, on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment.

Feb 18, 2025 · Plans to capture Iwo Jima unfolded, June 15, 1944, with Army Air Forces and Navy bombardment of the volcanic island. This continued on and off again right up until and …

Nov 20, 2025 · Iwo Jima is a small volcanic island (eight square miles) located roughly midway between Saipan and Tokyo and, in 1945, was on the path of B-29 Superfortress missions …

General Douglas MacArthur (left) Admiral Chester Nimitz (right) U.S. military strategists chose Iwo Jima as a target, in part, because of its proximity to the Japanese home islands

Mar 25, 2025 · The Battle of Iwo Jima—one of the bloodiest in Marine Corps history—took place 80 years ago. What was supposed to be a weeklong fight started on Feb. 19, 1945, and lasted …