PPT-The Battle for Iwo Jima February – March of 1945

Strategic Location The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan. By: . Timothy Gerlach. , . Jake Carey. , . Sara Diaz. Events leading up to the Battle. Germany repeatedly losing battles. Loss of Morale among German soldiers. Loss of territory gained over the war . Meiji Restoration. 1868. Emperor “restored” to power. Creation of a modern nation state. Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). Getting to Empire. Victory in Sino-Japanese War (1895). D-Day: The Invasion of Normandy. On June 6, 1944 the Allied Forces of Britain, America, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of Normandy, France. With a huge force of over 150,000 soldiers, the Allies attacked and gained a victory that became the turning point for WWII in Europe. This famous battle is sometimes called D-Day or the Invasion of Normandy.. The End of the War. Retaking of the Philippines. October 1944—MacArthur persuades Roosevelt that an invasion of the Philippines is necessary. Largest campaign. of the Pacific War. US wins significant naval victories. Background…. During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted two atomic bombings against the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, the first on August 6, 1945 and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events are the only use of nuclear weapons in war to date. . An Allied Victory . Presented by. SB . (A) . ET . (A) . SB . (A) . KY . (A) . Thesis. The . deteriorating state of the German army. coupled with the . enclosing multi-front war. January . Jan. 1-17: The German soldiers pull out of the Ardennes.. Jan. 17: The Soviet . A. rmy captures Warsaw, Poland. Jan. 26: The Soviet Army liberates the Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz.. Ardennes Offensive. Began with the Second Sino-Japanese war, between China and Japan. Concluded with Japan’s surrender to the Allied powers. Pearl Harbor. Dec 7, 1941. “a date which will live in infamy”. Americans taken completely by surprise . Hitler and Stalin sign the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact. This frees up Germany from fighting a two-front war. Germany . I. nvades Poland!. Sept. 1, 1939 – World War II officially begins. - GBR and FRA declare war on GER soon after. . SYFTET. Göteborgs universitet ska skapa en modern, lättanvänd och . effektiv webbmiljö med fokus på användarnas förväntningar.. 1. ETT UNIVERSITET – EN GEMENSAM WEBB. Innehåll som är intressant för de prioriterade målgrupperna samlas på ett ställe till exempel:. Strategic Location. The US wanted to capture Iwo Jima because of its location. It lies halfway between Tokyo and the US controlled Marianas, and would serve as a safe place for crippled bombers to land after bombing runs on Japan.. *** IWO Restricted Line Career Path *** Joint / OPNAV Shore Major Command Screen Major Command *** IWO Restricted Line Career Path *** IWO Planner Numbered Fleet CSG DIWC MA Degree/NPS AQD 3232In 1945 US forces bounded forward in the central Paci31c as combat reached ever bloodier crescendos On Iwo Jima Marines achieved a costly victory as they grappled with tenacious Japanese defenders ThephototheflagraisingIwoJimawererecentlycorrectedtheMarineCorpsUSMCFromtheirofficialmilitarypersonnelfilesOMPFstheUSMCBryanMcGrawwillprovideoverviewtheeventsassociatedwiththeflagraisingandwhattypesma