Iwo Jima Assault First Day Situation Battle Map

This maps shows progress as of 1800 on 19 February 1945, which was D-Day for the invasion. Progress can be shown to the base of Mount Surabachi on the southern flank to the Motoyama airfield to the north. This map is titled "C-3 Situation Map".

The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought from 19 February to 26 March 1945 in the Volcano Islands (more broadly the Bonin Islands), about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) south of Tokyo. The battle was fought entirely by the US Marines and Navy. Iwo Jima has the distinction of causing more casualties for the Americans than the Japanese. Iwo Jima has been immortalized as Joe Rosenthal took one of the most famous pictures in the history of the world, "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."

Result: American Victory

Created/Published: 1945

Scale: 20,000

Dimensions (Inches, Width x Height): 19x19.5

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