<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Iwo Jima </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> 19 February--26 March 1945 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Result </Th> <Td> American victory </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Belligerents </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Japan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Commanders and leaders </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> U.S. Navy: Chester W. Nimitz Raymond A. Spruance Marc A. Mitscher William H.P. Blandy U.S. Marine Corps: Holland M. Smith Harry Schmidt Graves B. Erskine Clifton B. Cates Keller E. Rockey </Td> <Td> Tadamichi Kuribayashi † Takeichi Nishi † Senda Sadasue † Rinosuke Ichimaru † </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Units involved </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> <P> Ground units: V Amphibious Corps </P> <Ul> <Li> 3rd Marine Division </Li> <Li> 4th Marine Division </Li> <Li> 5th Marine Division </Li> <Li> 147th Infantry Regiment (separate) </Li> </Ul> Aerial units: Seventh Air Force <P> Naval units: U.S. 5th Fleet </P> <Ul> <Li> Joint Expeditionary Force (TF 51) </Li> <Li> Amphibious Support Force (TF 52) </Li> <Li> Attack Force (TF 53) </Li> <Li> Expeditionary Troops (TF 56) </Li> <Li> Fast Carrier Force (TF 58) </Li> </Ul> <P> </P> Additional naval, air and ground support elements </Td> <Td> <P> Ground units: 109th IJA Division </P> <Ul> <Li> Headquarters Group </Li> <Li> 2nd Mixed Brigade </Li> <Li> 3rd Battalion, 17th Mixed Regiment </Li> <Li> 26th Tank Regiment </Li> <Li> 145th Infantry Regiment </Li> <Li> Brigade Artillery Group </Li> </Ul> <P> Naval Units: Imperial Navy </P> <Ul> <Li> Naval Guard Force (mainly AA and Art .) </Li> </Ul> Additional support units and Kamikaze </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Strength </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 110,000 U.S. Marines, U.S. Soldiers, U.S. Navy corpsmen, USAAF personnel, and others 500 + ships </Td> <Td> 20,530--21,060 troops 23 tanks 438 artillery pieces 33 naval guns 69 anti-tank guns ~ 300 anti-aircraft guns </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Casualties and losses </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26,040 total casualties 6,821 killed 2 captured but recovered 19,217 wounded 1 escort carrier sunk 1 fleet carrier severely damaged 1 escort carrier lightly damaged </Td> <Td> <P> 17,845--18,375 dead and missing 216 taken prisoner </P> ~ 3,000 in hiding </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Battle of Iwo Jima </Th> </Tr>

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