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title: Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima
author: Imperial War Museums
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22063/amphibious-assault-iwo-jima/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-08-26
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# Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima

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## Image File

[![Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22063.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22063.png)

## Image Caption

A February 1945 aerial photograph showing the amphibious assault of Iwo Jima by US Marines. The island's dominant geographical feature, Mt Suribachi, can be seen looming above the invasion beaches. The [battle](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/battle/) of Iwo Jima, won by the US but with high casualties, was part of WWII's Pacific [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) against [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/) (1941-45).

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## Cite This Work

### APA
Museums, I. W. (2026, August 26). Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22063/amphibious-assault-iwo-jima/>
### Chicago
Museums, Imperial War. "Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 26, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22063/amphibious-assault-iwo-jima/>.
### MLA
Museums, Imperial War. "Amphibious Assault, Iwo Jima." *World History Encyclopedia*, 26 Aug 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22063/amphibious-assault-iwo-jima/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205021974) by **Imperial War Museums**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 26 August 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.