[DOC] [TLE] Battle of Saipan - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought 
on the island of ..... The U.S. capture of Iwo Jima (19 February  26 March 1945) 
ended further ... the near total loss of all Japanese soldiers and civilians on the 
island and the .... Washington D.C.: United States Marine Corps Historical 
Division. [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Okinawa - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Okinawa (Okinawan: Uchinaaikusa), codenamed Operation Iceberg
, was a series of battles fought in the Japanese Ryukyu Islands, centered on the 
island of Okinawa, and included the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War 
during World War II, the 1 April 1945 invasion of Okinawa itself. ... 42,000 to 
150,000 local civilians (including all male citizens over 18, and... [DOC] [TLE] Battle of Iwo Jima - Wikipedia [PAR] The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February  26 March 1945) was a major battle in 
which the U.S. Marines ... All indications pointed to an American drive toward the 
Mariana Islands and the Carolines. ... After the American conquest of the 
Marianas, daily bomber raids from the ...... United States Army Center of Military 
History. [DOC] [TLE] The History Place - Timeline of Pacific War [PAR] Sequence of events of World War II in the Pacific, 1941 - 1945. ... February 19, 
1942 - Largest Japanese air raid since Pearl Harbor occurs against Darwin, ... 
February 27- March 1 - Japanese naval victory in the Battle of the Java Sea as 
the largest U.S. .... June 15, 1944 - U.S. Marines invade Saipan in the Mariana 
Islands. [DOC] [TLE] World War II: The Pacific Islands - The Atlantic [PAR] Sep 25, 2011 ... From the end of that year through early 1945, the U.S. Navy, under ... Solomon 
Islands, in March 1944, after Japanese forces infiltrated their ..... Jima, on 
February 19, 1945, during the initial invasion on the island. ... The Battle of Iwo 
Jima was the costliest in Marine Corps history, with .... All Rights Reserved. [DOC] [TLE] The United States Marines On Iwo Jima The Battle ... - Marine Corps [PAR] This concise narrative of the Marine battle for Iwo Jima and the events 
surrounding the famous flag ... popular pamphlets ever produced by the History 
and Museums Division. ... jective in the Pacific in World War IL"3 Beginning on ... 
H-hour at Iwo Jima, 19 February 1945. 1 ..... he landed on Uvea, largest of the 
Wallis Islands. [DOC] [TLE] A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II [PAR] Oct 3, 2003 ... World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of 
mankind. .... British pugnacity finally forced Hitler to abandon all plans to invade 
England. ... Helpless as American garrisons in the Pacific fell to the Japanese in 
..... At Iwo Jima in February and March 1945 the marines lost almost... [DOC] [TLE] CHAPTER 23: World War II: The War Against Japan - US Army ... [PAR] Apr 27, 2001 ... AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY ... In February and March 1942 small carrier 
task forces of the Pacific Fleet ... have and could not produce the means to 
defend and hold at all points. ... But they failed in their main effort to take Midway 
Island, northwest of Hawaii, and in the naval battles of the Coral Sea and... [DOC] [TLE] Iwo Jima Fact Sheet - The National WWII Museum [PAR] Location: Volcanic island 660 miles south of Tokyo Size: 2 miles wide by 4 miles 
... U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months ... finally 
declared secured on March 16, 1945. ... Corps history. ... Securing Iwo Jima 
prepared the way for the last and largest battle in the Pacific: the invasion of 
Okinawa. [DOC] [TLE] WWII Facts & Figures | World War II Foundation [PAR] 7/5/1943 Largest tank battle in history begins at Kursk 7/9-10/1943 Allied forces 
... 1/9/1945 American forces invade Phillipine island of Luzon 1/16/1945 Battle of
... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter I: Operation Iceberg - US Army Center Of Military History [PAR] Dec 10, 2001 ...

Question: The conquest of this Pacific island in February & March 1945 was the largest all-Marine battle in U.S. history
Answer: Iwo Jima