Battle of iwo jima

REMARKABLE colourised photographs have emerged that evoke the epic and bloody battle to capture the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese. US marines can be seen invading the beaches against heavy d…

Iwo Jima 1945

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Two Marines thought to have raised the first flag on Iwo Jima in 1945 in fact didn't.

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Feb 19 1945 Marines of the 5th Division landing on Iwo Jima. Mt Suribachi in the background. Photo by Louis Lowery

Marines land on Iwo Jima, 19 Feb 1945

The Marine Corps has acknowledged it misidentified two of the servicemen who helped raise the first U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II, an event that was overshadowed by the raising of a larger flag that became an iconic image of the war.

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