Iwo Jima, a look back

On 19 February 1945, the 5th Marine Amphibious Corps (consisting of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions) landed on Iwo Jima (Sulphur Island). When the battle was over, 6821 American Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers , along with an estimated 20,000+ Japanese defenders had died. This was Americas first landing on what was considered traditional Japanese territory. It was the beginning of the end. In the following pages and ebooks, I hope to bring this battle to the reader, at a level of detail and scope I have not yet seen. This is the battle of IwoJima as described by the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Marine Divisions.


NEW GOOGLE EARTH kml files for the battle for Iwo Jima. You will need Google Earth loaded on your computer, there is a link is on the kml page for this. Summaries will be posted daily begining 19 Feb. Click here to go to the

KML page .

Until I get reorganized, the links below to the daily regimental summaries will open a new window in another site. I am spreading this information between three web sites right now. In time it will all be consolidated at iwojimahistory.com. Please keep this window open while pages from other sites are being viewed, as I do not have a complete set of links coming back here on all pages. My appologies for the inconvenience. Ray




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The 3rd Marine Division on Iwo Jima

This e-book is the battle of Iwo Jima as described in the official records of the 3rd Marine Division. It is composed of the after action reports filed by the units of the Third Marine Division after the battle. It included battalion and regimental daily summaries of the 9th and 21st Marine Regiments along with the Division level daily summaries and war diary. It is the battle of Iwo Jima as described by the 3rd Marine Division. The introduction comes from CINCPAC CINCPOA Bulletin 135-45 offered above. Format PDF . Price $5.00 (Order this book from e-bookstand)

List of the Dead that I have compiled so far can be found at this link http://www.geocities.com/rbackstr2000/dead/dead.htm . Links to the regimental daily summaries are above this box organized by day and are also at the bottom of the list of dead. To view the Division level summaries use the link below.


Iwo Jima, a look back
3rd MarDiv on Iwo Jima
4th MarDiv on Iwo Jima
5th MarDiv on Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima Medals of Honor recipients DIFFERENT SITE - NEW WINDOW
Japanese tanks on Iwo Jima (Photos)
Books & Iwo Jima related Links

Map and CD-ROM ordering Information
3rd MarDiv on Iwo Jima
4th MarDiv on Iwo Jima
5th MarDiv on Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima Medals of Honor recipients
Books and Iwo Jima related links
Aerial photo of Iwo Jima January 1945
Map dday (19 Feb, 1945) progress

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