1945: BATTLE FOR IWO JIMA

An unimaginably ferocious battle in which a quarter of all the US Marines who died in the Second World War were killed. The fighting on Iwo Jima in February 1945 is so intense it leads to the awarding of 27 Medals of Honour - and produces one of the most iconic images of the war, when the marines raise the flag atop Mount Suribachi.    / @thehistorytripofficial