Iwo Jima

The Second World War, also known as WWII, set about in 1939 with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and would endure for the next six years. This war involved more than 30 countries composing the allied and coalition forces as well as that of adversaries. Objectives for this war comprised of the invasions of European and African states and the control of Asia. Concluding this war was the fall of Nazi Germany and the surrender of Japan in the summer of 1945. In the multitude of campaigns, the Battle of Iwo Jima had been part of the last Phases of the Second World War. Iwo Jima is a Japanese island located in the western part of the Pacific and lies approximately 760 miles to the south of Tokyo and roughly 575 miles from the Japanese cost.
This tactical communication was as code system utilized by the Marine Corps that incorporated the use of the Native American Navajo language. At the initial phases of Second World War, Japanese cryptographers had been able to intercept radio communications and had obtained vital US Armed Forces information. In the battle of Iwo Jima, operations were directed through the Navajo Code. Six radio networks had been operated around the clock throughout the battle and campaign in its entirety. During the battle, Code Talkers processed over 800 messages that enabled the taking of Iwo Jima and saving thousands of American lives. In the morning of the first day, Battleship guns signaled the commencement of the initial assault. This was followed by the bombing of 100 bombers and was continued by another salvo from the naval guns. On the first night, the Marine line spanned across the base of Mount Suribachi and continued northeast along the coast line and ended near the East Boat Basin. The Marines continued to take Japanese artillery shelling. The second day of the battle, tanks had finally
This was followed by a 40 plane air strike. On the third day, all forces were employed and the taking of Mount Suribachi had been accomplished. On this day, Navy carrier aircraft had launched an air strike at intended Japanese positions, however these attacks had fallen near American positions, causing a wave of friendly fire. During the ending of the battle, Japanese suicide planes struck against the Navy vessels that transported the V Amphibious Corps. Among the ships attacked by the suicide bombers were three aircraft carriers, one of which was the Bismarck Sea, which was sunk. To degrade the defenses, B-29 Superfortress and B-24 Liberator Bombers began a bombardment campaign on 8 December 1944 spanning 70 days, the US 7TH Air Force delivered 5,800 tons of bombs. On the 16th of February, the Navy would begin a 3 day bombardment as