Battle of Iwo Jima - 1945 | Movietone Moment | 19 February 2021

On this day in 1945, the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Here is a British Movietone report about this World War II battle. For seventy two days before the American landings planes had been bombing the heavily fortified base on Iwo Jima. Marines of the 4th and 5th Divisions made the landing under cover from their own ships. Casualties were heavy, two thousand Marines gave their lives in storming the beaches and advancing towards the first of the airstrip. Cut story - KS. GV of island. Aerial shot of island, arrows show where landings were made, also another map shows distance between Iwo & Tokyo. Aerial shots of American bombers attacking island, explosions. Flying over the volcano - Mount Surabachi. Bombers fly through flak. Fighter crashes on deck of carrier, another crashes into the sea, the pilot manages to escape, swims, picked up & transferred by breeches buoy to another ship. Various shots of battleships, cruisers, destroyers, bombarding the island, fires, & explosions can be seen, the warships are very cl