The Battle of Iwo Jima did not end with the famous flag raising on February 23, 1945. U.S. Marines still faced weeks of fighting before the island was declared secure on March 26.
This short World War II history explains Mount Suribachi, Japanese underground defenses, and the 36-day battle with real archival footage. Bill Genaust’s February 23 color film shows the flag raising. Navy combat film from D+4 to D+8 illustrates later ground fighting, not the initial landing.
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Research sources
Battle of Iwo Jima:
Naval History and Heritage Command: Battle for Iwo Jima:
Air Strip #1, Marine Combat On Iwo Jima, 1945, D+4 – D+8:
Bill Genaust: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima, February 23, 1945:
US Marines: Iwo Jima veterans mark 75 years:
Archival footage and image credits
Bill Genaust; File:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima (color).webm; Reel 2 of “To the Shores of Iwo Jima”; Public domain; — Bill Genaust — — Public domain —
United States. Navy; Air Strip #1, Marine Combat On Iwo Jima, 1945, D+4 – D+8; — United States. Navy — —
Narration is synthetic. The visual material is archival footage; its original audio is not used.
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