There were about 22,000 Japanese troops defending Iwo Jima having living quarters 30-50 ft. underground
There were approx. 20000 Japanese combatants on Iowa Jima. They were concentrated in the many cave networks. Of these 20,000 only 1,083 survived the battle.
there were 500,000 men in the Japanese army
While it is not known for sure, it is estimated that 185 Texian soldiers died defending the Alamo garrison.
Aproximatly 43,785,394 Soldiers were taken prisoner by the japanese.
There were NO Japanese Soldiers involved with the attack. The attack was conducted by Japanese AIRCREWMEN. Soldiers fight on the ground. Airmen fight in the sky. Sailors fight on the sea. Marines are NAVAL INFANTRY.
70,000 US servicemen and 22,000 Japanese soldiers fought on Iwo Jima. All the Japanese died and 26,000 Marines died.
I heard that it was only 1033 Japanese survived at iwo jima out of 22,000
around 21,000 Japanese died. 6,800 Americans died,with 20,000 Americans injured My information is from Daniel Yergin's book, the Prize, which i am reading now. I just read this section earlier this week
Japan fought, but the Allied forces defeated them so that many of the Japanese soldiers died and Japan just had to surrender.
There were approx. 20000 Japanese combatants on Iowa Jima. They were concentrated in the many cave networks. Of these 20,000 only 1,083 survived the battle.
Many of the Navajo soldiers recruited by the marines were valued for their knowledge of their native language. They created what is known as the Navajo code which was successfully used to pass messages among American troops while they fought the Japanese in the Pacific. This continued on Iwo Jima. These men were also exceptional soldiers.
Of the 22,786 Japanese soldiers entrenched on the island, 21,570 died either from fighting or by ritual suicide. Only 216 were captured during the battle. This is as close of a death toll you will get as there was really know way of telling who died during the US aerial attacks
450 ships were at Iwo Jima (both US and Japanese).
Japanese lost 20,OOO.
About 10,000 soldiers
there are only 22,000 Japanese vs. 100,000 Americans about 1,000 Japanese survive the rest had fought to the end
there were 500,000 men in the Japanese army