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Iwo Jima

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Description Combat footage from the American invasion of Iwo Jima is used to sell War Bonds as part of the 7th War Loan. This 36-day assault resulted in heavy casualties on both sides. However, the successful invasion gave the Allied forces crucial airfields and crippled Japan’s warning system.
Creator U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Treasury Department War Finance Department
Date Issued 1945
Original Format 16mm print
Duration 03:27
Color/Black & White B&W
Sound/Silent sound
Nation of Origin U.S.
Geographic Coverage Iwo Jima,
Japan

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