IWO JIMA, PACIFIC OCEAN - February 1945 - A flamethrower operator of Co. E, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines, runs under fire during the initial part of the Battle

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IWO JIMA, PACIFIC OCEAN - February 1945 - A flamethrower operator of Co. E, 2nd Bn, 9th Marines, runs under fire during the initial part of the Battle of Iwo Jima. US Marines pinned down by Japanese fire on a landing beach on D-Day of the Battle of Iwo Jima. These beaches quickly filled up and was then counter-attacked by the Japanese defenders, which incurred heavy losses for the invading troops - Photo: Geopix/H Neil Gillespie/USMC

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Size: 3009px × 3743px
Location: Iwo Jima, Japan
Photo credit: © Geopix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: Yes

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