The area of Iwo Jima, like Okinawa, played a fundamental role into the Pacific situation, since it was close enough to Japan to be utilized as a base for U.S. Bombers. The battle for Iwo Jima had been battled between February and march 1945 and saw the Marines of fifth Division dealing with a lot more than 25.000 Japanese led by General Kuribayashi. After the landing regarding the Marines, the battle ended up being intense and ended because of the securing of Mount Suribachi. On its top, the famous photograph of U.S. Troopers increasing the banner was taken.
