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Iwo Jima, Iōjima, Ogasawara, Tokyo, Japan

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U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, after months of naval and air bombardment. The Japanese defenders of the island were dug into bunkers deep within the volcanic rocks. Approximately 70,000 U.S. Marines and 18,000 Japanese soldiers took part in the battle.  The island was finally declared secured on March 26, 1945.

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The Battle of the Bulge was the last major German military offensive in western Europe.In the outcome the Allies lines bulged but did not break, and drove the Germans back towards their homeland and the final stages of the war. It was important because it drove back Germans to their home country.

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The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944, brought together the land, air, and sea forces of the allied armies in what became known as the largest invasion force in human history. D-day was a massive success and victory. Its important because it was the largest invasion in history.

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Anzio beach, Anzio, Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, Italy

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Forty thousand Allied troops of the American Fifth Army, Sixth Corps and the British First Infantry Division landed on Anzio beachhead on January 22, 1944. After initial success, the Allies were pinned down on the beachhead by a vastly superior German force.

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The North African Campaign was fought between the Allies and Axis powers, many of whom had colonial interests in Africa dating from the late 19th century. The outcome was victorious in North Africa destroyed or neutralized nearly 900,000 German and Italian troops.

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Leyte Gulf commemorates the largest naval battle in modern history, this battle virtually ended the Japanese Navy's capacity to fight as an organized force. The Allies won and gained control of the seas. It is important because it virtually ended the Japanese Navy's capacity to fight as an organized force.

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The Battle of Guadalcanal was a major battle between the United States and Japan in World War II. The US won and the Japanese took another loss. The Guadalcanal Campaign ended all Japanese expansion attempts and placed the Allies in a position of clear supremacy.

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Aircraft from Japanese carriers attacked and damaged the US base on Midway. The US Marine Corps force stationed on Midway endured devastating losses, but the facilities only suffered minor damage. During the outcome the US came out victorious. It was important because the US stopped the growth of Japan in the Pacific and put the United States in a position to begin shrinking the Japanese empire

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The Battle of the Coral Sea was a series of naval engagements off the north-east coast of Australia. The outcome was very unfortunate, The Japanese won and the Allies were defeated. It was the world's first carrier vs carrier battle and the first naval battle in which neither side's ships sighted the others.

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The Bataan Death March lasted from April 1941 through October 1942. 

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The prisoners of war were forced to march through tropical conditions'enduring heat. The outcome was horrible, the prisoners were unable to make it through and were killed along the way. The siege of Bataan was the first major land battle for the Americans in World War II and one of the most-devastating military defeats in American history.