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Who was the Japanese commander during the battle of Iwo Jima?
The top commander was General Tadamachi Kuribayashi,a former samurai and one of Japan's greatest generals.He killed himself at the end of Iwo Jima to avoid being captured by the Americans.
What was the battle of Iowa Jima?
The battle of Iwo Jima was basically Japan's last stand against the United States.The US had bombers that could hit Japan,however,they were being shot down by Japanese interceptors on Iwo Jima.The US sent in the Marines and Army Seabees(Army engineers who were working with the Marines) under the command of Admiral Chester Nimitz.Japan's defenses were commanded by General Tadamachi Kuribayashi,who killed himself at the end of Iwo Jima after an unsuccessful "banzai" charge to attempt to take the 3 airfields back from American hands at the end of the battle.A very famous picture of Marines raising the flag on Mt. Suribachi was taken during Iwo Jima.The US did not wipe out the remainder of the garrison stationed there,what remained killed themselves.
Who was the general of japan during WW2?
Yamashita General Hideki Tojo was a General in the Imperial Japanese Army. He also served as Prime Minister of Japan during a lot of World War II (October 18, 1941 - July 22, 1944). Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes by the International Military Tribunal of the Far East after the end of World War II.Naval Marshal General Isoroku Yamamoto.He was the leader of the combined fleet but Yomashita is the main Japanese genaral.the general of the japanes military during ww2 was general YamamatoGEN Homma; GEN Yamashita; ADM Tanaka (one of their best fighting admirals).
How long did it take to build the tunnels on Iwo Jima?
Iwo Jima was one of the bloodiest battles in American history. It started with the US. Marines hitting the beeches on February 19, 1945. The Island would not be declared secure until March 26, 1945. It lasted a long 36 days full of some of the nastiest close quarters fighting in history. This would be the first time America captured Japanese soil which was a great dishonor to Japan. Read on if you would like to learn more about this historic battle. Iwo Jima is no bigger than 21 square miles. It was packed with over 21,000 Japanese soldier's. Of this 21,000, less than 1,000 survived the battle. It was great dishonor to be captured for the Japanese, therefor most fought to the death despite no chance of victory. This is not to say that America did not loose a lot of troops themselves, America lost near 7,000 marines with over 20,000 more severely injured. The Japanese spent years fortifying the island much like the Nazis defending Normandy. They had underground bunkers and pillboxes that even days of shelling by battleships could not even dent. The minute the marines advanced up the beach, they encountered machine gun fire from multiple locations very difficult to spot. This kind of fighting continued throughout the entire battle. The Japanese had one major advantage. That was Mt. Suribachi. From inside the Mountain they can hit any point on the island with heavy artillery and machine gun fire. On the fifth day of the battle, Mt. Suribachi was captured and a flag was raised, hence the famous picture of six men (5 marines and one naval Corpsman) raising a flag on a mountain. The fighting continued on after that, ending with one final Japanese 300 man counter attack. The threat was easily eliminated with minimal casualties and the island was declared secure. Now, that kind of casualties were caused on a tiny island. Imagine if we invaded mainland Japan. Dropping the Atomic bombs actually saved more lives than it took. On Feb. 29 when you think that you are having a bad day, think of what the people had to go through that day in 1945. Please leave comments on my answer and contribute to discussion about other famous battles.It is vital to note that the horrendous Japanese casualty count was due to the Emperor's orders that there could be no surrender. This was cruel and inhumane.
