The Battle of Iwo Jima started 72 years ago today. Remember Iwo Jima, one of the bloodiest battles in U.S. history, with this rare footage. | U.S. Marine Corps

THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA (19 February – 26 March 1945) 🇺🇸 1) GV Beach of Iwo Jima showing general activity, LVTs in operation, men digging foxholes etc. 2) CU Man at telephone in communications dugout. 3) MS LVTs underway on beach road. 4) CU Cherry picker loads stores into armored carrier. 5) CU Working party rolls gasoline drums from LVT, LST BG. 6) CU Corpsman gives Japanese wounded prisoner a drink of water. 7) CU Corpsmen give blood plasma to patient on stretcher. 8) MS Working party loads