He knew he was completely cut off and had no naval or air support (except for a few kamikaze pilots), so he dug in deep and gave two orders that made all the difference. Moreover, the garrison commander, General Kuribayashi, adopted a very different strategy from the usual Japanese doctrine. Iwo Jima 1945 courtesy of Osprey Publishing.
Japanese Defense Sectors and US Landing Beaches. It was different from most other similar island invasions for a number of reasons, starting with the fact that all the civilians had been evacuated from the island, so there were no civilian casualties (a detail which makes it very good for wargaming). This battle was to become arguably the most famous engagement in the entire Pacific War. Battle for Iwo Jima (19 th February to 26 th March 1945)ĭuring their ‘island hopping’ campaign, the US Marines were tasked to take the heavily fortified island of Iwo Jima, in the Volcano Islands, the first area that was universally considered Japanese home territory.
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