Iwo Jina - Higashi Buraku
Higashi Buraku ("Oostelijke dorp") was completely destroyed by two days of U.S. Navy shelling. The rubble of the village was used as Japanese control and command center for the Japanese east defence sector.
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Source
- Text: Kaj Metz
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons
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Cemetery
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