Raising US Flag on Iwo Jima

 

Photo of the Raising US Flag in the Battle of Iwo Jima Island (Japan) during the Second World War on the Pacific Theatre of Operations against Japanese Imperial Army.

February 23, 1945, American soldiers from the 5th Division, which participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima island, raised atop Mount Suribachi, which is dominant over the island, the US flag. After two hours, it was replaced by another flag – Flag wider.

 

 

Photography Location: Iwo Jima, Japan
Date: February 23, 1945
Author: Joe Rosenthal

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