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Japan
February 16, 2020
Battle of Iwo Jima 75 years on
(Reuters) - This month marks the 75th anniversary of the start of the Battle of Iwo Jima, which saw some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two take place on a small Japanese island 1,200 km (745 miles) south of Tokyo.
Iwo Jima was the first native Japanese soil to be invaded during the Allied advance. Located halfway between Tokyo and Guam, it was regarded as a strategic outpost. Close to 7,000 U.S. Marines and nearly all of the 21,000 Japanese defenders of the island died during the 36-day battle.
The Japanese troops held the heavily fortified island for more than a month, supported by a network of bunkers and tunnels and hidden artillery positions.
Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ww2-anniversary-iwojima-file/battle-of-iwo-jima-75-years-on-idUSKBN20B06Y (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ww2-anniversary-iwojima-file/battle-of-iwo-jima-75-years-on-idUSKBN20B06Y)
Battle of Iwo Jima, February 19 – March 26, 1945 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima)
Maybe we can add to this over the next month or so.