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Date created (January 20th, 2012) by the demon. Hosted only @ liveleak. All footage from the Battle of Iwo Jima, colourized. I'm a bit of a WW2 fan. Here lately i've been making my own. Sometimes i stop uploading current events and go on a WW2 rampage. No worries mods. I'll snap out of it eventually!
But i must say, i've been looking forward to finishing this and getting it uploaded, it seems to be one of my better creations. Enjoy liveleakers, this is for you guys.
I strung it along in sequence. From the bombardments, to crossing the waters, to the landings themselves and finally the famous posting of the US flag in real time on top of Mount Surbachi.
Soundtrack "Requiem for a Dream". Duration (4:08)
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The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February–26 March 1945), or Operation Detachment, was a major battle in which the United States fought for and captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Empire of Japan. The U.S. invasion, charged with the mission of capturing the three airfields on Iwo Jima,[2] resulted in some of the fiercest fighting in the Pacific Campaign of World War II.
The Imperial Japanese Army positions on the island were heavily fortified, with a vast network of bunkers, hidden artillery, and 18 km (11 mi) of underground tunnels.[3][4] The Americans were covered by extensive naval and air support, capable of delivering an enormous amount of firepower onto the Japanese positions.
The battle was the first American attack on the Japanese Home Islands, and the Imperial soldiers defended their positions tenaciously. Iwo Jima was also the only U.S. Marine battle where the American overall casualties exceeded the Japanese,[5] although Japanese combat deaths numbered 3 times that of Americans. Of the more than 18,000 Japanese soldiers present at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner.[1] The rest were killed or missing and assumed dead.[1] Despite heavy fighting and casualties on both sides, Japanese defeat was assured from the start. The Americans possessed an overwhelming superiority in arms and numbers; this, coupled with the impossibility of Japanese retreat or reinforcement, ensured that there was no plausible scenario in which the U.S. could have lost the battle.[6]
The battle was immortalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag on top of the 166 m (545 ft) Mount Suribachi by five Marines and one Navy Corpsman. The photograph records the second flag-raising on the mountain, which took place on the fifth day of the 35-day battle. The picture became the iconic image of the battle and has been heavily reproduced.[7]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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Brave bunch of men...my hat off to them all.
Rest in Peace Brave Ones!
Posted Jan-21-2012 ByEddie Meeks (1813.30) Eddie Meeks View Channel Send Message
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Very brave to kill each others for nothing.
Posted May-10-2012 Bylolxdddd (0.50) lolxdddd View Channel Send Message
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May I suggest that we LL'rs not label these historic film records with our nic finger prints. This history needs to be preserved long after our lives and LL nics become forever irrelevant. Your can't copyright heroes.
Posted Jan-20-2012 ByUSA1 (3795.54) 
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@USA1 The footage is there anyways. I need my watermark on it because it took a lot of work putting this together. It will do nothing to the actual archives in our documentaries.
When someone makes a vid, they should leave a water mark for obvious reasons.
Posted Jan-26-2012 Bythe demon (9490.36) 
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All I hear is Ron Paul whining and crying over the illegal landings at Iwo Jima and all the money would could have saved if we hadn't gotten into WWII.
Posted Jan-20-2012 Bysinglelife (838.62) singlelife View Channel Send Message
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@singlelife That's because you're a dipshit. WWII was a Congressionally DECLARED WAR. RP says the President may NOT instigate a war without Congressional authorization....and he is correct.
Posted Jan-20-2012 Bydav1936531 (550.82) 
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Holy shit George Costanza at 2:12. I wonder if he was a good shot.
Posted Jan-20-2012 Byburns4130 (183.80) 
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The black beaches of Iwo Jima are hard to duplicate. The movie "Flags of Our Fathers" was filmed on the lava sand beaches of Iceland.
Posted Jan-20-2012 ByUSA1 (3795.54) 
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Good one, Thanks D!
Posted Jan-20-2012 Bymarc1921 (1478.86) 
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Virtually 1/3 of all the Marines you are watching there were either killed or wounded on Iwo Jima.
Posted Jan-20-2012 Bydav1936531 (550.82) 
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The highest casualty rate ever suffered for the USMC is still Peleliu.
Posted Jan-20-2012 ByUSA1 (3795.54) 
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This has to be the most overused song in Internet Video history.
Posted Jan-21-2012 ByDragunov (7.40) 
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@Dragunov Actually your right, it really is. But it's awesome man. I love it.
Posted Jan-21-2012 Bythe demon (9490.36) 
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Awesome footage, well done
Posted Jan-20-2012 ByHaze33 (160.56) Haze33 View Channel Send Message
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Awesome thanks for the upload.
Posted Jan-20-2012 Bymckanas (50.92) mckanas View Channel Send Message
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@htos1 Thanks buddy. have a good one my friend.
Posted Jan-21-2012 Bythe demon (9490.36) 
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awesome!
Posted Jan-30-2012 Bybeastxxwar (34.00) 
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This footage is not colorized. It was originally shot in color.
Posted Jan-21-2012 Byjeffbaustin (457.70) 
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