The U.S. Marines begin the invasion of Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, during the final phases of World War II. The Japanese put up fierce resistance. resulting in about 21,000 Japanese troops killed and some 1,000 captured. U.S. casualties totaled about 28,000, including about 6,800 killed. Iwo Jima and the other Volcano Islands were administered by the United States from 1945 until they were returned to Japan in 1968.
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