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US Marines storm the beaches of Iwo Jima after a short naval barrage, predicting a simple victory. The black volcanic island is a territory of Japan itself and so, unbeknownst to the Americans, has been heavily fortified, and will be defended to the last man.
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@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

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@brokenbridge6316 2 года назад

You did a nice job with this video.

@VynalDerp 2 года назад

Hey, I think its better to leave the pinned message for corrections. Otherwise the correction will be buried as time goes on.

@Jon.A.Scholt 2 года назад

I'd love to see Operations Room do a collaboration with Historiograph, a similar channel with equally great content!

@user-kd3xr5ft9k 2 года назад

Do Invasion of panama 1989

@ezemeza1363 2 года назад

i was looking for part 2 jajajaj nice job!!!

@Reignor99 2 года назад

using a flag to represent the dead is surely the most respectful way I've ever seen it portrayed

@propaganda1945 2 года назад

I thought the flags are the troops untill the Corsair friendly fire incident.

@kameronjones7139 2 года назад

@@propaganda1945 did you not see the men moving?

@ComradeIsy 2 года назад

I wonder how he could get so accurate information

@propaganda1945 2 года назад

@@kameronjones7139 I did but most of the time flags are being used to show troops because its eaiser. But this way is way better.

@kameronjones7139 2 года назад

@@propaganda1945 not on this channel usually most of the time it is used to represent death

@kevinzuniga4910 2 года назад

I can’t imagine how brutal this battle was in real life. Those friendly fire accidents were horrible.

@chrislloyd261 2 года назад

Truth can be a stranger than fiction

@w4rl0rd93 2 года назад

@@chrislloyd261 word up

@gherthort 2 года назад

it's hard to think about friendly fire incidents and it's even worse trying to think about what'd be like to be a pilot or gun crew who just hit your own boys

@123SEA1 2 года назад

and then realize that Okinawa was somehow worse

@joeywheelerii9136 2 года назад

@@123SEA1 At least at Iwo Jima you don't have walk on the squishy putrid remains of innocent civilains caught in the crossfire.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

I am aware the Seabees were uniformed under the USN org. Early in the war the organisation had been made up of civilian units which had then been placed under the umbrella of the USN, and detached to the USMC for Iwo Jima, comprised of skilled and sometimes drafted civilians in uniform. Yes, technically enlisted, and having received varying levels of basic military training. Much like the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in that regard. The use of the word "civilian" here was intended to convey that they were brought together for their technical skills, but were not really "soldiers"/Marines. No offence intended.

@daveadkins3780 2 года назад

Fair play

@RealFleeceJohnson 2 года назад

It’s cool

@eli-mi3mh 2 года назад

@@MP-po4fp ah yes when you need more warcrimes then sending the us Marines send then sea bees barley trained and practically useless

@Bornst3ll3r 2 года назад

@@MP-po4fp why were they worthless after ww2

@JohnSmith-gb5vg 2 года назад

@@MP-po4fp thx for the Quonset huts at Camp Schwab on Okinawa! No ac but at least they were nice.

@Newdivide 2 года назад

One marine fought in the battle of Iwo Jima & he's underage. Jack Lucas was only 14 when he lied his way into the army. Posted to pearl harbor, he accidentally revealed his real age through a letter and was grounded. He secretly boarded a ship for Iwo Jima and during the voyage, was forced to reveal himself for fear of being discovered. Fortunately, the commander in charge of the division let him stay as he was impressed with his courage. Lucas got demoted but was pleased he was given a mild punishment When he landed on the island, he fought the Japanese and spotted two grenades, jump on top of one, and buried the other in the volcanic soil. The other grenade failed to explode while the latter didn't. The blast injured his chest and was evacuated back to the US. He ended up with hundreds of shrapnel still in his body Jack was later awarded the medal of honor months after the war ended. He died in 2008 from leukemia

@Trey4x4 2 года назад

That's why pickles have names

@ArenBerberian Год назад

Idk if you could say "Fortunately" for him being allowed to be sent into a warzone...

@cameroncrider6970 Год назад

@@ArenBerberian it is fortunately. Boys/men wanted to fight. That’s why the kid lied and tried so hard to continue. The result doesn’t change his original desire

@TricksterPoi Год назад

@@ArenBerberian You just don't understand that some boys/men want the trill of the "adventure" the desire to fight for your country regardless the horror. This never change even the last world war.

@ArenBerberian Год назад

@@cameroncrider6970 Nothing fortunate about being blasted to pieces, regardless of if you wanted to fight or not, war is horrible, and we all best stay clear of it.

@questionmark05 2 года назад

All those flag symbols popping up... I'm stunned. I knew it happend, even how it happend. But seeing it "in real time" damn, I'm not sure what to say. Brilliant way to illustrate how many casualties and how fast it happend. Fantastic job.

@byzantium0086 2 года назад

Japanese infantry are more competent and brave. US Soldiers rely on artillery and air power to achieve victory.

@dunkey7739 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 well it worked in the end

@em9613 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 Weeb

@questionmark05 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 I'm not sure competent or brave would be the right term. Maybe fanatical? But yes all the western allies were use to support from artillery, armour or planes. I'm not sure the Japanese even had radiomen like the allies did.

@carltonace1606 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 that's clearly why they tended to die at much higher rates. It's just not true. They were in defensive positions, any assault against defensive positions is expected to lead to high causalities. The brave ones were the marines on the beach exposed to every shell and round charging up against the Japanese hiding in their holes.

@USMCB4MF 2 года назад

My grandfather fought on Iwo, so I was definitely excited to see this video come out. But, I had no idea that his battalion would be specifically mentioned, let alone hearing the number of casualties they took that first day is insane to me. No wonder I never heard any of those stories from him.

@wyattmann8157 2 года назад

“Uncommon Valor was a common virtue.” - Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz, USN

@jonathanleitch6176 2 года назад

Fuckin a.

@menwithven8114 2 года назад

It's amazing what people can do when pushed under the worst circumstances. It's unfortunate that this horrific war had to be fought but it really did create a great generation that I believe has kept America together and going ever since. It seems that as every year passes we get farther away from that "greatness". I believe the generational crisis and more specifically the male crisis in America from the last 30 years will end up resulting in another one of these great wars. There's a reason we have seen crazy upticks in violence, medication for young kids, schools shootings etc.

@austinjacob8026 2 года назад

i doubt they did really get any meaningful rest the entire time. Unless you count whenever someone would pass out from the exhaustion of lugging around those giant brass balls.

@onraj9mm Год назад

Dude was truly a shitty commander.

@logicalconceptofficial 6 месяцев назад

@@menwithven8114Nonsense. That “greatest generation” was a stain on humanity responsible for countless problems. They can pat themselves on the back but it’s nonsense, especially when you consider that some of the worst people in history were part of those same generations and times and were their peers. Just typical ignorant humans, that’s what they were, and fighting wars for (ungodly) nations that act arrogantly with each other and even with their own people while aiming to rule the world is no real change (from all of human history or from Egypt in Exodus) or “honor”. Greatest generation MY ASS! No, I wouldn’t go around glorifying warriors (who are objectively illogical and shameful to humanity for trying to solve problems with weapons and violence rather than devotion to Reason (God - the First Cause)) as if they made the optimal decisions and are some sort of archetype to aspire to. The Philosopher King is the ideal a “real man” and/or Rational Man ought (logically speaking) to aspire to. Those who fight wars are their own enemy, as Reality is ONE, even if they don’t know and understand it.

@johnjuiceshipper4963 2 года назад

Basilone was just something else. Not just from seeing him portrayed in The Pacific, but also just from reasing the records about his actions. That man was truely built different.

@VikTheGreat360 2 года назад

Gigachad

@TheNinjaGumball 2 года назад

"YOU WANNA LIVE? GET OFF THE BEACH!"

@kungpowdan9632 2 года назад

I just visited his grave site earlier this week. It was something else to see it and pay my respects to him.

@Chalupafatty 2 года назад

What’s “reasing” mean? Smearing a great man’s name

@AlvinREDDELTA 2 года назад

good series he got shot in chest while rushing the front line

@herknorth8691 2 года назад

"We're Marines. We took Iwo Jima. Baghdad ain't shit." - Gen. Kelly, USMC (2007)

@timmilder8313 Год назад

He learned better, didnt he.

@herknorth8691 Год назад

@@timmilder8313 well, Iwo was still way worse in terms of KIAs than the entire GWOT. I guess it depends on how you want to quantify it. But yeah, Iraq was bad juju.

@wiseandstrong3386 Год назад

@@timmilder8313 No he was right

@davidlocke1668 Год назад

Wow ❤

@Josh-hr5mc 2 года назад

Just imagine a 36 day battle on an island not even 5X2 miles in size. I can't imagine how they even slept at night

@obi-wankenobi1750 2 года назад

They didn’t. Listen to some interviews from guys who were there and the constant nighttime hand to hand fighting is a reoccurring theme.

@whitemiasma5288 2 года назад

Just imagine a 36 day battle on an island not even 5X2 miles in size in which many many men lost their lives for nothing.

@DiaperGranny11 2 года назад

@@whitemiasma5288 You’re commenting all over this video. Have you not anything else to strive for in life?

@Trueholycrapfish 2 года назад

@@DiaperGranny11 going for 36 days of constant commenting maybe

@daniellap.stewart6839 2 года назад

@@DiaperGranny11 He is not wrong! Iwo gima was a waste of good young men

@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- 2 года назад

Omaha beach had 7,800 dug in defenders while Iwo Jima had over 21,000, must have been a hell of a battle.

@gimmethegepgun 2 года назад

Add to that that the defenders on Omaha could choose to retreat. On Iwo Jima, there's nowhere for them to go.

@carltonace1606 2 года назад

And the Germans on Omaha ran out of ammunition, they were not as well supplied as an island with months to prepare.

@panzerabwerkanone 2 года назад

@@carltonace1606 The Germans had years actually to prepare.

@MusicReign 2 года назад

@@panzerabwerkanone But didn't know before if and where the allies would land.

@nd15music73 2 года назад

More relevantly Omaha Beach (and western area of Normandy) was defended by 352. and 716. Infantry division which were just second rate static units largely made up of old farts, teenagers with minimal training, men previously deemed unfit to fight, Eastern European conscripts, various men pushed into service. All the German elite was in the East where British and Commonwealth forces were landing. While the Brits spent 2 months fighting 10 Panzer Divisions, the densest concentration of German land power in the war, meanwhile for most of Normandy U.S fought trash except 3. Fallschirmjager and 17 SS Panzer Grenadier, which had 1 battalion of assault guns attached. There's a sentiment repeated of how "Shermans rarely fought Tigers", but that's a confusion as it's that U.S Shermans rarely fought Tigers. The British Shermans didn't have that luxury to say the least, they were facing down a cycling wall of them.

@PCSheepy 2 года назад

I knew it was a bloody battle but this really shows the scale of it. Fantastically put together.

@espeon91 2 года назад

Excellent video! The Pacific TV series had an almost surreal video on this campaign with the foreboding words: For the first time American casualties on an island campaign were greater than the Japanese.

@denniscleary7580 2 года назад

Letters from Iwo Jima is truly a cinema classic and should be watched with respect

@maximipe 2 года назад

This, it also shows the japanese side of things in what is often a one sided story (like most of the video)

@MintyLime703 2 года назад

Flags of our Fathers is pretty good too. It's the sister movie to Letters and it covers the US perspective. It may not be as unique but it's worth watching.

@Ryuko-T72 2 года назад

First time I watched it I cried. These men and kids where sent to a rocky outcrop and told to dig in, kill 10 enemies, then die. There was no way home. You are on Iwo Jima, you are going to die.

@comrade_commissar3794 2 года назад

@@MintyLime703 Thought the film was pretty average compared to Letters of Iwo Jima. It’s more about a couple of dudes doing a publicity tour in the states rather than the battle itself.

@GrunOne 2 года назад

@@comrade_commissar3794 I remember watching 'Sands of Iwo Jima' as a little kid with my dad. Don't remember much about it though.

@gunpowder7777 2 года назад

I can’t imagine being one of the people who scaled back the bombardment. They must have seen ghosts for the rest of their lives

@alvinoflys7504 2 года назад

I often wonder about that. Because in reality the Japanese were in their caves and bunkers all the while the bombardment happened. They only popped out when the bombardment happened to stop. If a 74 day bombardment by heavy bombers didn't do anything I doubt an additional, what, 5 days of naval bombardment would have made much of a difference. The Japanese plan all along was to wait until the bombardment finished then rush out and occupy positions. Same shit guys on the western front in WW1 faced.

@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 2 года назад

I don't think it would have helped much if they did continue the original bombing campaign, those defenders were dug in deep. The optimal solution would be naval blockade and starve them out, but Iwo Jima was too important to skip over. I'm not saying that the additional 10 day bombardment instead of the additional one and a half wouldn't have helped, it definitely would have done something more than nothing, but by how much? I don't think it would've helped a great deal.

@HarryBalzak 2 года назад

@@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55 I remember reading that the Americans discovered that the Japanese were completely out of water after taking all their positions. Since the island had no natural water source, they were likely days away from dehydration and death.

@Mike193Inf Год назад

One can only hope. 3.5 years into the war and they're still fighting stupid..

@lonemaus562 Год назад

Would it have mattered tho because 2 days of constant bombardment didn’t do anything it seems

@MrCobir Год назад

"Of the 900 men that landed in the morning, only 150 are left by 2pm" its hard to wrap your head around how insane it must have been for the ones still alive.

@rainbowseeker5930 Год назад

They landed at 9 AM...by 2 PM there were 750 Marine casualties !

@dontkillme5332 Год назад

out of 150 75 tuck their tails and wont fight anymore suffering shellshocks and some sort, but still forced to fight and recover their wits for the japanese continues to fight without rest

@purplefood1 11 месяцев назад

@@dontkillme5332you probably shouldn't use the phrase "tuck their tails" when referring to men who had just seen 750 of their friends die and are likely suffering from extreme mental stress.

@TGOW11 4 месяца назад

You can see on the video that people literally have had to scroll back to hear that again.

@Shiro_47 2 года назад

I’m glad he mention the story for GySgt Basilone and mention Gen. Kuribayashi strategically forbidding Banzai charges

@TXnine7nine 2 года назад

The battle of Iwo Jima has always been near and dear to my heart as my Great Uncle was KIA there March 9, 1945. He was with Company C, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 5th Marine Division. His company commander was Robert Dunlap who would later receive the MoH for his actions during the battle. The Operations Room (as always) does every battle they cover justice.

@JackBlpck427 2 года назад

honestly don’t know what to comment so just pretend I said something positive about the video

@blyatwastaken9377 2 года назад

That sure was a nice thing you said

@negativeindustrial 2 года назад

I know that feeling.

@yanipheonu 2 года назад

Beautiful.

@jmeesamonte939 2 года назад

Aw..! That's nice..

@bullreeves1109 2 года назад

You’re too kind!

@FelipeJaquez 2 года назад

Now imagine this battle but 100 times as deadly and 10 times longer, that's what the invasion of the home island would have been like.

@DaDaDo661 Год назад

Which is why they dropped the nukes I assume

@mapleflag6518 Год назад

No it would be Okinawa but 100 times as deadly and 10 times longer.

@stc3145 2 года назад

Rather incredible that the Japanese held this tiny flat island for 5 weeks

@manupontheprecipice6254 2 года назад

Making sure your soldiers don’t banzai charge helps.

@kristianfischer9814 2 года назад

@@manupontheprecipice6254 And spending months digging tunnels.

@barneyrubble4293 Год назад

Flat?

@mutedforever Год назад

I've hiked the island of Iwo Jima; to the top of Mount Suribachi to walking down the black sand beaches. I had copious amounts of water and NO gun fire irrupting at/over me and when I say that day at Iwo Jima was the hardest hike I've ever had to do, that's putting it mildly (Was stationed with a Infantry Regiment). I can't even begin to fathom what these individuals went through during this battle. Every time I watch a video about Iwo Jima, I get chills. Semper Fi.

@BikeThrottleOfficial 2 года назад

This video must’ve taken months of work.They should use your video in history lessons at school. Superb 👏

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

It did take months :), thanks

@lovinsubs 2 года назад

One of the top comment on another video is by a history teacher/history creator who mentioned how pertinent OR's content is in his US history class. Tis nice to see such fantastically made content being utilized in a way outside of individual intrigue.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Oh really? Do you remember which video?

@lovinsubs 2 года назад

@@TheOperationsRoom it was your gulf of sidra video, and the channel was "Expanded History". Its the second top comment I believe.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

@@lovinsubs thanks

@BattleHistories 2 года назад

If you want an example of a battle with a massive free for all on who was going to survive than this is it. The scale of casualties and the insane conditions these soldiers faced is just something you will never be able to understand if you haven't witnessed it. Well done on the thorough explanation and detailed coverage. Very interested in the next part.

@shakenbakejake25 2 года назад

Right up there with Stalingrad honestly

@BattleHistories 2 года назад

@@shakenbakejake25 Very true indeed! I guess there are multiple examples to think of.

@Annexation_ 2 года назад

Those flags. It's insane how many of them are clumped together on this animated battlefield. The mishmash of US and Imperial Japanese flags. And then you remember that this was real, this hell on earth actually happened. Those flags clumped together across those vast pixels of animation, were real human lives that experienced their last moment there, on that island that was lit on fire. This is an experience no human should ever even imagine having to endure, but these soldiers did. I cant even begin to comprehend what horrors and destruction they were exposed to. Fuck war. FUCK war.

@BattleHistories Год назад

@@TheCoolCucumber Yeah that's why I said I'm looking forward to the next part 😉. Which I saw today. They are doing a great series on this battle.

@alexanderf8451 2 года назад

Might be a little controversial to say but Kuribayashi seems like a genius. He turned a foregone conclusion into something that delayed the enemy by a month.

@ShadowMoon878 Год назад

He was educated in Harvard and was attached to West Point during WW1. He knows what he was doing

@joeywheelerii9136 2 месяца назад

Also 3 Marine divisions basically had to be rebuilt.

@J-Kabar 2 года назад

All of those flags, they make me tear up. ive seen the numbers. but seeing it like this just makes it feel so much more emotional. "1 death is a tragedy, while 1 million is just a statistic"

@marklindsey4668 Год назад

Whenever I go to Honolulu I make sure to go to Punchbowl Cemetery. Both my father and grandfather are buried there. While reading all the comments I'm so impressed With so many Listeners know so many details about their Families Who fought in the war. Truthfully I don't know many details About their role's in the Pacific theater. I should Make an effort to learn more. People always tell me Man you know so much about world war 2 That's because of my father But after you watching operation room I listen to all the comments It's humbling.

@aldreenbautista2375 2 года назад

"Letters of Iwo jima" is a great movie showing Japanese perspective. General Kuribayashi knew what will happen if he focuses all of his resources in defending the beaches because the Americans would just keep coming. He also went to USA before the war so knew to some extent their production capability. Against a lot of opposition particularly from officers who follows the Japanese doctrine at that time, he made use of his authority and ordered his men to go underground. The General adapted to the American tactics and made sure that even the chances of winning were almost 0, they will bring down as many as they can with them.

@anthonystopek1921 Год назад

If I recall correctly General Kuribayashi actually liked Americans alot, and he was strongly opposed to the fact that Japan went to war with America, when he got sent to Iwo Jima he knew it was a death sentence, but he still did his job, and unfortunately for everyone involved he did it damn well

@Interdictiondeltawing 2 года назад

It insane that the Japanese managed to held their position and continued to fight on

@ww3032 2 года назад

I hate the imperial Japanese army for their cruelty but you cannot deny that they're some of the bravest and most dedicated soldiers.

@oasis1282 2 года назад

Against the overpowered american soldier that is worth a 100 japanese

@rainbowseeker5930 Год назад

@@ww3032 - Fortunately, should a new war break out with China-Russia, the Japs will be on our side (and the Germans too !).

@ww3032 Год назад

@@rainbowseeker5930 if the Korean War was any indication it won’t be an easy fight for both sides. Whoever stays out of such a war will probably get ahead when the war ends.

@dcoing1907 Год назад

I wouldn’t say managed but they definitely tried their best but in the end only 1,082 of 22,000 Japanese soldiers survived

@secritweapin2371 2 года назад

@The Operations Room. Thanks Guys, this was my father's war. He was a B 24 pilot, 30th BG, 7th USAAF, stationed out of Guam. He flew his mission over Iwo. He was even the Lead plane for the 30th BG his last few missions. Would love to talk with you guys about it.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Please do send us an email, you'll find it in the About tab in our channel page

@LOLNestor 2 года назад

Literally marked my calendar for this upcoming series. Keep up the great work brother!🤙🏽

@looinrims 2 года назад

“Nah, it’ll be fine.” -Amphibious commander, 30 seconds before contact

@J0hnBr0wnsB0dy Год назад

My great great uncle Erling Grumstrup served with the 5th Marines in this battle. He was wounded during the battle, but still saw the flag raised once the island was taken. He recovered in guam, recieved a purple heart and was honorably discharged. After his time in the military he took up many hobbies, marathon running, blacksmithing and singing. He was always singing and had a beautiful voice. He passed away at the age of 100 in 2020 and I will always remember him and the joy and zeal he had in life

@Herrcampzalot Год назад

Let me just say this. As a former Marine, I was lucky enough to be picked to visit Iwo Jima with the Marines. Let me tell you, two of the biggest surprises to me was one. How hard it was to run in the black sand that was dam near ankle deep and your foot sank faster than in typical sand. Plus the first sandbar that you had to run up was like 8-10 feet up a steep incline. Notice, I said "1st", oh yes there is more. 😂😳🙏🏾 2nd, the whole island smells of Rotten eggs and no you don't get used to it, maybe if you lived there. Like badly.... SemperFi to those who came before us and Gave the ultimate. 🙏🏾

@granfabrica 2 года назад

Bravo, beautiful, well done. This is the most comprehensive account I've seen of Iwo Jima and I've watched a lot of them. Your graphics are so much better than some previous videos, and indeed are captivating, I couldn't look away. Thank you for making this, it really makes the battle come alive.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Wow, thank you!

@charliep5139 2 года назад

It’s amazing how The Pacific toned down what Basilone did during the Iwo Jima. I think we can all agree he should’ve been award another Medal of Honor for what he did. RIP

@CodytheHun123 2 года назад

This was certainly a surprise! I've been reading Flags of Our Fathers and A Tomb Called Iwo Jima so I was pretty excited when this popped up in my feed. My grandfather was with I/3/27 and was wounded on the 21st, seeing his best friend killed that same day. He had previously served with Carlson's Raiders (2/D/G) at Midway, Guadalcanal, and Bougainville before ending up in the 5th division. The fact that veterans of previous campaigns like my grandfather or John Basilone could get hit or killed is a chilling reminder of Iwo Jima's casualty rate. It did not discriminate.

@guhalakshmiratan5566 2 года назад

For anyone else who cares about an internet opinion: HEARTILY recommend "A Tomb Called Iwo Jima" - that book is something else!

@itatreeneetee Год назад

God bless your Grandpa. God bless you!

@revere0311 Год назад

My relative, landed in the first wave with Able Company 1/28, he was killed on the first day, his first day of combat and the day before his 21st birthday. Thanks so much for making this video I did not know they were the company that made the charge across the Island on the first day. While I was processing out my platoon made a trip to Iwo, and one of the guys snagged some of the black sand for me, a deep memento. DOWNEY, Donald W., Pfc., USMC. Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harley D. Downey, Elkader, Iowa (na) + DOWNEY, Donald William, 816096, CoA, 1stBn, 28thMar, 5thMarDiv, FMF, BORN: 02/20/1924 KIA: 02/19/1945

@reginomics23 2 года назад

The amount of production research you perform e that goes into your work is incredible. The Operations Room can take the History Channel any day in my view. Thank you for giving us such a brilliant insight into the Battle of Iwo Jima.

@Elrond_Hubbard_1 2 года назад

The Pacific theatre fighting involved relatively small numbers comparative to the European battlefields, but the fighting was every bit as brutal and as intense as the worst eastern front battles between the Nazis and the Soviets. It was like a tropical island Stalingrad every day for these guys.

@saint_matthias Год назад

Casualties per square kilometer isn't that different between the two theatres.

@irmanifchannel2030 11 месяцев назад

And if bastogne is something that change most of 101st, every invasion marine do at pacific island is bastogne once the navy leave em like guadalcanal

@manuelacosta9463 2 года назад

@ 2:46 That was a bold and tragically inaccurate prediction on Nimitz's part. You'd think he'd have a far different assessment after 4 years of intense fighting where the Japanese would literally fight to the last man with even shipwreck survivors drowning themselves when American vessels came close to try and recover them.

@dudududu1926 2 года назад

He jinxed it.

@kristianfischer9814 2 года назад

Wishful thinking on his part.

@carltonace1606 2 года назад

Well, it was a miserable island with no vegetation or fresh water. Who in thier right mind would try and defend it? He missed that they considered it a part of the Home Land.

@The_Modeling_Underdog 2 года назад

Problem is, not only him is at fault. His staff. The Intelligence guys. A merry go round of positive thinking.

@mr.j2040 2 года назад

@@carltonace1606 do not underestimate human attachment to rocks

@warehouselead 2 года назад

I'm noticing a pattern between someone saying, "I bet the Japanese will surrender easily.", and brutal battles. Edit: The production quality has always been good, but I see a lot of great additions here. The great graphics, the subtle animations of soldiers going prone or throwing grenades. Great work to the team in the Operations Room!

@boldCactuslad 2 года назад

Yeah. You just know any time a military gets confident, the enemy will exploit that.

@KJTB8 2 года назад

To those revisionists who say the dropping of the Atomic Bombs was nothing more than a show of strength to the USSR, I give you Exhibit A. Exhibit B will be in the Okinawa video.

@dpeasehead Год назад

@Justin: A real reading of the actual history should give a whole lot of the pro-atom bomb crowd pause. Facts are not revisionism...The Soviet actions in Manchuria and elsewhere were just as distressing to those in charge in Japan as the atomic attacks. Japanese leadership was deeply divided in the aftermath of the atomic bombings with the "fight to the bitter end" faction winning the argument until they were vetoed by the Japanese emperor who, unlike many of his subordinates, felt that his people had suffered enough and ordered them to capitulate. One man's decision determined whether or not the atomic bombings turned out to be a futile attempt to speed up the surrender of Japan. And he was Japanese. Had the emperor decided differently, the war would have continued and even and with the home islands in ruins the several million armed Japanese troops in other parts of Asia would have fought on until they were destroyed in a series of "Iwos" and "Okinawas"..

@jdotoz Год назад

So the argument is that they would have fought ferociously to the end, but in reality, they surrendered after two cities were destroyed.

@russellwilliams3209 Год назад

American photographer Joe Rosenthal landed on the beach with the first wave and had this to say about his experience, 'Avoiding getting hit was like running through rain and not getting wet'. I had to pause and reflect on this for a solid 5 minutes. I can't imagine what he or the other soldiers endured and I thank all of them from the bottom of my heart for their bravery and sacrifice.

@Costin_Gaming 2 года назад

These kind of videos about the Pacific Theatre gives you some genuine perspective as to why Truman felt the need to drop the A-Bombs. Considering the sheer level of casualties inflicted on the invaders on just a few small island we can only assume the level of carnage that would have been inflicted on both sides had the allies invaded mainland Japan.

@carltonace1606 2 года назад

Well, from my understanding of Truman, he didn't have the same respect for the bomb that Roosevelt had. To be fair though, most people when they learned about it seemed skeptical. Leahy doubted it would deliver and he was an ordnance specialist. King and Nimitz were horrified by the possible destruction. Cmdr. Layton help Nimitz get behind it. Basically stated that the bomb could be seen as an act of God, giving the god emperor of Japan a legitimate excuse to surrender. There was alot of doubt as to whether the Japanese people would surrender after the government did without an overwhelming show of power.

@MartinMcAvoy 2 года назад

Wow! Thank you so much for this! Your channel is vastly better than anything on legacy mainstream media. I just wonder what you could achieve with a fraction of the budget of those production companies!

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Wow, thank you!

@ohmygoshitscole 2 года назад

My heart jumped when that Corsair killed a line of marines and then immediately after the naval shells hit the remaining troops

@RW77777777 2 года назад

the heart jumps seeing 3 flags in the friendly fire napalm in Ia Drang

@zanxro7969 2 года назад

These videos go more in-depth than other channels, going into detail on what general or battalion went to where. Teaches so much more, Thank you!

@byzantium0086 2 года назад

This video showed me that US soldier rely on artillery and air support, But in a fair fight against the Japanese they couldn't stand a chance.

@wardenstone6021 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 "in a fair fight" so what part of units on a beach without cover, against entrenched units with arty support and machine gun posts is a fair right. Genuinely curious why you would actually think that. Also what the hell do you mean "Us Soldier rely on artillery and air support". Yeah, like every army?

@siryoyo113 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 well guess what ? War isn't fair, war is all about destroying your enemies and avoiding casualties on your side so yes they're gonna bomb the shit out of Iwo Jima

@zanxro7969 2 года назад

@@byzantium0086 In my opinion, it would be a fair fight because of both sides could have been using combined arms (Air force, Navy, Army, etc) because the Japanese Navy were preserving their navy once they make it on a specific line. However, the japanese had a great entrenchment system, going in with great communication. I might be wrong in some parts of this comment so if there is, please let me know.

@byzantium0086 2 года назад

@@wardenstone6021 The units on the beach were the attacking ones so it's natural they would be at a disadvantage. It's a fair fight because it's they're facing infantry soldiers like them, No machines bombing the shit out of them from miles away.

@jonathanleitch6176 2 года назад

This channel has upped its game in a big way. Totally captivating. We noobs all kind of know the story, but this is laser focus. Thank you so much. I’ve been waiting for an analysis like this for decades.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Glad you enjoy it!

@Ricksdetrix 2 года назад

It's easy to see from those old images how they mistook Iwo Jima for a flat, easy to capture island

@generals.patton546 2 года назад

Weird crossover.

@jnik_3234 2 года назад

"Declare War on your Neighbours" That sounds fun, would definitely be more interesting than hewring them mowing the lawn the ENTIRE DAY ._.

@extrabytes7191 2 года назад

Its funny to me that they thought 12000 people sitting on a 8 sq. mile volcanic island was a small number.

@markrtoffeeman 2 года назад

The US Marines were extremely brave in this battle. Their iron will given the circumstances was on display. Much respect, from the UK.

@ramal5708 2 года назад

Some US commander later prefer to charge Japanese defensive lines without premilinary barrage and caught the Japanese off guard when the US Marines picked off the unaware defenders with grenades, flamethrowers and small arms as the Marines reached the Japanese lines.

@AbrahamCrane4 2 года назад

the battle of Samar would be a fantastic video, especially with the Johnston having been recently found. looking forward to episode 2.

@loficampingguy9664 2 года назад

Ditto as well for Sammy B - she actually beat out Johnston's record for the deepest wreck ever found. With the amazing detail this channel puts in, it'd be an amazing sight to see.

@parasaurlolphusxd1440 2 года назад

As always, fucking incredible work from you guys! It's great to finally hear the full story behind one of the most famous photos from World War 2 and I can't wait for part 2. Keep it up guys.

@credecarter8429 2 года назад

Russell Wilson still hasn’t learned to run the ball on the goaline

@RW77777777 2 года назад

ty for the levity

@Hillbilly001 2 года назад

Love how the two channels compliment each other. Brilliant! Cheers from Tennessee USA.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Thanks 👍

@SolidMikeP 2 года назад

Litterally did not know Iwo landing was this brutal. THANK YOU TOR

@thelostone6981 2 года назад

These are so brilliantly made. I would love to see one on the Battle of Peleliu. It is often over looked because it was not strategically important, but was one of the bloodiest in WWII.

@DakotaofRaptors 2 года назад

They made a manga about the battle

@tcpratt1660 2 года назад

Spoiler alert - the Navy didn't learn from the Navy bombardment force's mistake pre-Iwo at Peleliu...

@oasis1282 2 года назад

Spoiler they didn't take out the fucking pt boats.

@DakotaofRaptors 2 года назад

@@oasis1282 damn right they're resupplying the enemy! What the hell are merchant ships doing with that much firepower!?

@omarbradley6807 2 года назад

At least someone point the fact of IWO JIMA being part of Japan itself, as well as Okinawa, that is a minor but important fact to know why the japanese will defend them.

@L_Train Год назад

Ira Hayes was one of the flag raisers on Mt. Suribachi. I didn't know he helped in the rescue of those wounded men too. Same with Strenk.

@andrewkiffe5354 2 года назад

What a great way to show the bravery of the soldiers in this battle! The Japanese were definitely the deadliest enemies we have ever faced in warfare! I'm also glad they are in an alliance with us now ! What a interesting and tragic piece of history this is ! What would the world look like if things were different ?

@modest_spice6083 2 года назад

Imagine this tenacity by the Imperial Japanese once the Allies have commenced Downfall... I firmly think that the nuclear weapons are preferable than trying to wipe out Japanese soldiers and civilian volunteers who would not surrender.

@dogawful 2 года назад

My understanding is that Downfall was going to include atomic bombs as well.

@Meatful 2 года назад

So excited for this indepth series! I hope that people appreciate the months of work that went into being able to release such a large series weekly.

@slayer40sw 2 года назад

Fucking aye! I sometimes tell people that what I went through in Iraq in 9 months back in 2006-07, these men saw in saw in 2 days...maybe less!😬..the ones that came home sort of sane and stable are a miracle of the highest kind🇺🇲❤

@r.c.1881 Год назад

"Of the 900 men who landed on the beach with 3rd battalion in the morning, only 150 are left by 2PM." Given that the landings started at 9AM, it means we're looking at a 83% casualty rate in 5 hours. Let that sink in.

@aheinz308 Год назад

That would be a person dead every 24 seconds.

@SongJLikes Год назад

Nimitz thought this would be a pushover? Couldn’t he SEE that ‘The Operations Room’ made this a 4-part series!??!!???

@fistsmcnasty 2 года назад

Saying this was a good video seems a little redundant now. Maybe I should save "This was a great vid, the animation is brilliant and it gives an amazing perspective of the battle" to a note, and then copy and paste it to every one. It would save time and no doubt be true.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Wow, thanks!

@Captainkebbles1392 2 года назад

I know John's death is debated between mortar and machine guns, but the detail that is most painful is his death, according to Hugh Ambrose, was a slow agonizing one. Which makes his decision to go back into combat all the more harrowing

@rustyshackleford9898 2 года назад

Iwo Jima was one of the reasons behind the dropping of the nukes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. If the Japanese were willing to inflict this many casualties on a tiny island, how many were they going to inflict on the mainland?

@napoleonibonaparte7198 2 года назад

They might as well drop parachutists prior to the invasion…

@iainmalcolm9583 2 года назад

Awesome. Can't help feel a shiver looking at all the flag markers on such a small island. Off to check out the Intel Report.

@JOECURR1488 Год назад

A day of blood and honor.

@SprikSprak 2 года назад

Everytime I hear about the exploits of the Seabees I'm more impressed with them

@errhka Год назад

One of my school mascots was a seabee and it's my favorite one for this reason. Plus our logo was awesome

@DakotaofRaptors 2 года назад

RIP Hershel Williams, and all those souls that didn't make it to see the end of the war...

@Jon.A.Scholt 2 года назад

Operations Room never disappoints. As always, great video with the high level and easy to understand graphics and narration. While over 700k subscribers is a great number, I'm surprised this channel doesn't have even more given its quality and the popularity of military and history related content. I suspect 1M+ subs is in the cards in the not too distant future.

@Skarmy762 2 года назад

There's a statue of John Basilone holding a Browning machinegun in his hometown of Raritan, New Jersey.

@UntiltedName Год назад

Both my grandfathers were at this battle. One drove a landing vessel, the other was in charge of one of the quads on a heavy cruiser.

@notThomasisnot 2 года назад

Excited for this series. Thanks!

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Thanks!

@LtActionCam 2 года назад

It was interesting to read in book “Iwo Jima: Legacy of Valor” that the loose volcanic sand helped limit the destructive force and shrapnel from high explosive shells. But no doubt the Japanese preregistered fires inflicted a heavy toll.

@pjdiver3 2 года назад

"The Japanese will surrender this, easy. No more than a few days of fighting..." Yeah, how'd that thinking work out for you the last time at Peleliu, Admiral?

@arjovenzia Год назад

Iwo Jima was one of my favourite maps in BF1942. Im well aware its only a vague representation of reality, but I can really appreciate how much of a slog getting up that mountain is.

@triceratops2929 2 года назад

make a video about the sinking of the Yamato or the Alamo

@litodailisan8408 2 года назад

It should be noted that there was a radar station on Iwo Jima that tracked incoming air raids to the Japanese mainland. Repeated carpet bombing could not take it out so US boots on the ground were needed. Also the Army Air Corps needed Iwo Jima as an emergency airfield for its damaged aircraft. But Im not complaining. Your videos are top notch.

@lolmao500 2 года назад

And to think with today's weapons (tunnel bunker busting cruise missiles, nightvision, thermal vision, etc) all of these defenses would have been wiped out before even setting foot on the island...

@Cain-x 2 года назад

Amazing work to show the savageness of Iwo Jima. It is a somber reminder to never forget.

@gmkbass Год назад

Prohibiting unnecessary Banzai charges to avoid casualties... If the Japanese Empire had more leaders like this guy, the outcome of the war in the Pacific could have been very different.

@heathmcrigsby Год назад

Iwo Jima was one of the most important battles for the USMC. Semper fi brothers

@bollewillem1 2 года назад

13:20 ‘A soldier will fight long and hard for a piece of colored ribbon.’ Napoleon Bonaparte.

@ericnorton5552 2 года назад

I wish they showed us stuff like this in high school maybe I would have actually went lmfao

@kna6442 2 года назад

何故か日本以外だと「IWO」と表記される場合があるけど「硫黄」→「いおう」→「IOU」或いは「IOO&IO」なんだけどなあ。

@brad4266 2 года назад

I love this channel. And I’m not just saying that because I’m drunk, either.

@tommiterava5955 2 года назад

Respect to the USMC for overcoming such formidable Japanese defenses. -from a Finnish Army reservist

@HollywoodMarine0351 2 года назад

Kippis 🇺🇸🍻🇫🇮

@JiaPRiX 2 года назад

Great work, as always.

@TheOperationsRoom 2 года назад

Thank you!

@PegLegManlet Год назад

After all these years of being a WW2 history buff I never realized how fucked the battles in the Pacific were. The European theater seem to get all the attention. All these friendly fire incidents hard to not lose morale.

@derrickdinwiddie8759 2 года назад

Its probably because I dokt know much about how these things work, but it always frustrates me hearing this story about Iwo Jima. Why didn't they bombard the place for the full 10 days? Why take a chance? You never get into a fair fight, you always make the fight as lopsided in your favor as possible. Bombarding it for 10 days would have done that. To top it off, if they know that none of your troops are going to be on the mountain on day 1, then keep shelling it until you know your people are going in. I mean, is it just me? I'm trying not to backseat drive this and think like they would have thought back then, but that's what I come up with...

@reonthornton685 2 года назад

This is covered in the related video by the other channel but the short version is it would have worn out ammunition supplies and the gun barrels of the ships. There's also the factor of almost the entire defense being underground or built into the cliffs. Very few shells could even hit them even if the US knew they were there. It was a bad situation all around.

@jdlamb4212 2 года назад

Imagine you've spent years moving chess pieces around the board with thousands of deaths resulting from every move. Nimitz wanted to stay on schedule for his larger strategic plans. As a commander it's probably impossible to do the job without dezensitizing yourself to what casualties really are except a number.