Iwo Jima was where a quarter of all the US Marines who died in World War II were killed. The Leathernecks had to re-think their tactics, as one in three became a casualty.
Eines der bekanntesten Kriegsfotos des Zweiten Weltkriegs: Nach intensiven Gefechten und großen Verlusten hissen US-Soldaten im Februar 1945 auf Iwo Jima die amerikanische Flagge.