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.
The leaders during the Battle for Iwo Jima was US Marine General Holland M. Smith who was the commander of US land forces and Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashiwas in charge of Japanese defensive forces on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima .
The battle of Iwo Jima officially ended on March 25,1945.
I heard that it was only 1033 Japanese survived at iwo jima out of 22,000
The battle of Iwo Jima was a battle between the Americans, and the Japanese on the Pacific Island of Iwo Jima. The U.S. tried to capture the island as a base. A famous picture was taken there of 5 American soldiers raising an American flag on the island.
70,000 US servicemen and 22,000 Japanese soldiers fought on Iwo Jima. All the Japanese died and 26,000 Marines died.
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Iwo Jima was a famous battle during the war. Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese Admiral and commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
Iwo Jima was a famous battle during the war. Isoroku Yamamoto was a Japanese Admiral and commander in chief of the Japanese Combined Fleet.
the commanding general for the Japanese during the battle of Iwo Jima
Holland McTyeire "Howlin' Mad" Smith .
The leaders during the Battle for Iwo Jima was US Marine General Holland M. Smith who was the commander of US land forces and Japanese General Tadamichi Kuribayashiwas in charge of Japanese defensive forces on the Pacific island of Iwo Jima .
The Japanese vs the Americans
the us role in the battle of iwo jima was to invade it defeat the Japanese and take it over
general kuribayashi.
US and Japanese combatants .
Tadamichi Kuribayashi.
The battle of Iwo Jima officially ended on March 25,1945.