During World War II, Iwo Jima is the North Pacific island that was the scene and the site of an American victory over the Japanese in February of 1945. Although not fully secured until late in the next month, Iwo Jima's main defenses (including Mt. Suribachi, the site of the famous flag-raising photograph and monument) were taken by American soldiers by the end of February.
The Battle of the Aleution Islands (US territory-STATE OF Alaska) took place from 1942 to 1943.
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Iwo Jima
The battle brought near parity between Japanese and American carrier forces in the Pacific and removed the threat to Hawaii that a Japanese victory would have brought. It also permanently stopped Japanese expansion to that area of the Pacific.
Midway...
Most would say it was the "Battle of Midway." We lost the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, But the Japanese lost 3 aircraft carriers and the 4th was badly damaged and eventually sunk.
The Battle of Midway was the turning point in the Pacific because the Allied Forces had determined when and where the Japanese were going to attack next. They were ready for the Japanese and gained a victory. This Battle showed the Japanese they could not win every time.
breaking the Japanese Navy's secret code.
Midway!
Iwo Jima
During World War II, the island of Iwo Jima was the scene of an American victory over the Japanese in February of 1945. Although the island was not fully secured until late in the next month, by the end of February all of the primary strong-points had been taken by American forces.
iwo jima
During World War II, in the Pacific Theater, an American victory over the Japanese occurred in February of 1945 upon the island of Iwo Jima. Although the island was not fully secured until late in the next month, American troops occupied the most important points of the island by the end of February -- and this included the raising of the American flag, immortalized in a famous photograph, on the island's highest point atop Mt. Suribachi.
Iwo Jima
Iwo Jima .
The battle brought near parity between Japanese and American carrier forces in the Pacific and removed the threat to Hawaii that a Japanese victory would have brought. It also permanently stopped Japanese expansion to that area of the Pacific.
Midway...
The American Experience - 1988 Victory in the Pacific 17-9 was released on: USA: May 2005
Most would say it was the "Battle of Midway." We lost the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, But the Japanese lost 3 aircraft carriers and the 4th was badly damaged and eventually sunk.
The Battle of Midway is by far in my opinion the most important in the Pacific. U.S. victory at Midway led to the destruction of the Japanese naval fleet.