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Initial 1945 Iwo Jima landing....
Initial 1945 Iwo Jima landing....
Item # 723587
February 17, 1945
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.
* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima
* Famous World War II battle beginning
The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces.
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
AI notes: The Battle of Iwo Jima began in February of 1945, with one of the largest and most intense amphibious assaults in World War II. Early that morning, U.S. Navy battleships and cruisers bombarded the island, while carrier planes launched air strikes to soften Japanese defenses. At 0800 hours, the first waves of 70,000 Marines landed on the island’s beaches, immediately facing a deadly hail of artillery, machine-gun fire, and sniper attacks from Japanese troops entrenched in a complex network of bunkers, caves, and tunnels. The terrain itself—steep volcanic slopes and black sand beaches—slowed the advance and exposed the attackers to fire from hidden positions. Despite intense naval gunfire and air support, progress was slow and casualties mounted quickly, with Marines pinned down by enemy fortifications that seemed impervious to standard attacks. Japanese forces, numbering around 21,000, employed a strategy of defense in depth, allowing them to inflict maximum losses while conserving manpower in their fortified positions, making the opening day one of the deadliest and most chaotic of the Pacific campaign.
Category: World War II
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