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re: 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:21 pm to geauxtigers87
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:21 pm to geauxtigers87
"Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner"
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Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:34 pm to Ole War Skule
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"Of the 22,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner"
Goes to show you how insane our enemy was and how brave these men were to take them on. My grandfather was on Iwo Jima. I never got to meet him unfortunately (he died in the 60's) but it's still pretty chilling to think about.
Posted on 2/19/15 at 12:49 pm to Ole War Skule
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only 216
Might want to check the facts and not count those taken during the initial fighting... After the island was secured again on 26 March, there were over 3K still in the caves. In June '44, the U.S. forces reported the capture of over 800 more. The last two holdouts surrendered in 1951.
This post was edited on 2/19/15 at 12:53 pm
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