Iwo Jima - Bloody Gorge ("Death Valley")

Iwo Jima
Tokyo and Iwo Jima, Japan

On 11 March 1945, General Kuribayashi and 1500 of his men made their last stand here. The fighting for the Bloody Gorge lasted until 23 March 1945, when it was fully captured by U.S. Marines.

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Text by: Kaj Metz

Photo(s): U.S. Marine Corps (1), Wikimedia Commons (2)