The worst battle in the United States
On the capital of Washington, the capital of the United States, there was a giant statue, and the soldiers of the six naval Marines were struggling to insert a US flag on the top of the mountain. This statue is based on a sculpture of World War II photos taken by the Associated Press reporter Joroson Taltar, and this photo was taken in the most cruel Usulosida battle in the Pacific War. In this battle, Although the United States has suffered heavy losses, it is unshakable to win Sulfan.
In this battle, 23,000 Japanese troops in Sulfashima had only 1,083 lives, and the U.S. military died 6812, and 19189 was injured. This was the most intense battle in the Second World War Pacific Battlefield. Although Sulsus Island is only a landmark land, it is in a strategic place. It is located between the newly occupied Saipan island in Tokyo and the US military in Japan, about 1,200 kilometers from the two places. After the U.S. military occupied Saipan, it has always taken Saipan as the base to attack Tokyo.
However, due to the alarm effect of Sulfashima, the air strikes of the U.S. military have not been effective, and the Japanese fighter jets stationed in Sulsoma also set off from time to time to intercept and spread the American aircraft group, so it triggered this battle. Only by winning the U.S. troops of Sulfashima can enter Japan. For the security of Tokyo, the Japanese army must keep Sulsoma, and instantly allowed this non -smoky volcanic island to become a place for Japan and the United States.
After the U.S. military controlled the Philippines, it began on January 3, 1945 to implement bombardment against Usulous Island. From February 16, 1945, there were more than 200 ships and more than 400 aircraft in the Battle of Uikya. On the 19th, under the cover of more than 600 aircraft and gunfire, the 4th Division of the US Marine War and the 5th Division formed 5 landing waves with more than 250 landing crafts and more than 500 land tanks and armored vehicles. Land. After two weeks fierce fighting, more than 3,000 Japanese troops retreated into the cave.
The Japanese army was killed 22,000 and 1,000 captured; the U.S. forces captured 7,000 killed the island and injured 19,000. During the period, the six soldiers of the U.S. military inserted the national flag on the top of Shulfao. The U.S. Navy Minister Frester, who had just rushed to Sulsoma to inspect, said excitedly: The national flag rising on the Mountain of Folding Mountain means the Marine Corps. Five hundred years of honor! This scene was shaped into a statue and placed in the Army Square as a memorial.
Usulosaka is also the only place in Japan that can conduct joint operations in the three self -defense teams of land, sea, and empty. In addition, due to the blowing and invasion of the sea breeze, the base facilities on the island often need to be repaired, and there are operators who are engaged in buildings. In addition, the staff of the Meteorological Agency of the Japanese Land and Land Academy will regularly come here to conduct volcanic observations.
