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Naval Defense of Iwo Jima

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1945

Toshinosuke Ichimaru19 February 1945

Iwo Jima · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Ichimaru commands the principal Japanese naval contingent defending Iwo Jima alongside Kuribayashi's army forces.

Names involved

Toshinosuke Ichimaru

Provenance

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