Original! Rare! Ww2 Us Marines Seize Beachhead On Iwo Jima Photo Feb. 19, 1945

WW2 US MARINES SEIZE BEACHHEAD ON IWO JIMA PHOTO. MARINES HIT THE BEACH ON THE WAY TO MOTOYAMA No. 1 AIRFIELD OF THE ISLAND OF IWO JIMA UNDER HEAVY ENEMY FIRE ON FEBRUARY 19th 1945. Marines made an amphibious landing on the invasion beach to the southeast of Motoyama No. NEWS WIRE IMAGE CAPTURED BY EUROPEAN PHOTOGRAPHER.

ARCHIVE STAMPED ON THE REVERSE. ON THE REVERSE BY A U. THE BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA, BLOODIEST BATTLE IN MARINE HISTORY: On the best defended island in the world, U. Marines engage in the toughest fight in the 168 years of their history. Our men move up from the shore facing the Japs who've saved their best and newest weapons for this attack.

Hundreds of bombproof pillboxes overlook the invasion beach. There is no choice but to storm them one by one. The battle for Motoyama airfield #1 rages.

Japs are flushed out into the open and killed. Motoyama #1 falls to our forces and the advances goes on. In 15 days, 2,060 American Lives are lost, but in the battle that still rages, & victory in proportion to the cost will be won. DIMENSIONS: 6 5/8" x 8 7/16". GOOD FOCUS AND VERY GOOD CONTRAST.

THIS PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT A REPRODUCTION OR A COPY. The Battle of Iwo Jima.

Feb 19, 1945 - Mar 26, 1945. Was an epic military campaign between U. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945.

Located 750 mile the coast of Japan, the island of Iwo Jima had three airfields that could serve as a staging facility for a potential invasion of mainland Japan. American forces invaded the island on February 19, 1945, and the ensuing Battle of Iwo Jima lasted for five weeks.

In some of the bloodiest fi of World War II, it's believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed, as were almost 7,000 Marines. But the fighting was over, the strategic value of Iwo Jima was called into question.