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Capturing This Mountain Was Key During the Battle of Iwo Jima

Posted by Scott Lyons on February 15, 2022 at 7:18pm in WWII Pacific

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From YouTube and Smithsonian: "The invasion of Iwo Jima was a challenge of mountainous proportions - in the shape of Mount Suribachi. It was a strategic stronghold that the Japanese were desperate to defend."

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