Iwo Jima: The US Marines Bloodiest Battle - Documentary

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[@unwanted_zombie]

It's often forgotten how much of an amazing military strategist Kuribyashi really was. The man basically had to teach an entire island of soldiers a completely different form of military doctrine. Instead of the near brainwashed way they had been fighting, he really did make those men pay for every inch of land...

[@MrJames1034]

His men fought with so much ferocity that he inadvertently forced the Americans to come up with alternative solutions to end the war, which ultimately caused the Nukes but spared the both Japan and the Allies the horror of losing millions in a full-scale invasion of Japan.

[@sid2112]

@@MrJames1034 Thank God for the Atom Bomb. it saved more people than vaccines.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

Yes he saw how futile banzai charges were and favoured more defensive pillboxes and underground movement.

[@garethjames1300]

​​​@@MrJames1034 wrong the a bombs were already being made and if you research the US had made a plan to invade the homeland so the battle changed little except access to airfields it was the Russians potential expansion into China Korea that really prompted the use of the a bombs it was a display of power to Russia a warning if you will the Korean war happenedas by then they had the bomb so the US no longer had a deterrent to expansion

[@stunseed8385]

he was very realistic about the situations, and was actually sent to Iwo Jima to die because of his anti-war sentiment because he already knew Japan has no chance of winning. Nevertheless he perform his duties well. Probably more of a "samurai" than the rest of his compatriots who prolonged the war for nothing.

[@chazw6023]

My grandfather was the navigator for one of the 4 destroyers first in to drop the frogmen on the beach. I miss hearing him tell the epic stories from his Career. That same destroyer the USS BARR was also sent to Nagasaki 2 weeks after the bomb. I still have the photographs of the rubble.

[@19MAD95]

Upload them to Reddit

[@daniellee5147]

Imagine standing on that island and seeing the neverending wave of steel coming to kill you. How any of these guys didn't shit their pants is beyond me.

[@TheEDFLegacy]

They had the gods to protect them. At least, in their mind. Crazy what propaganda and faith can do to a human.

[@domthedonkey69420]

Japanese army and navy commited horrible atrocities, but I also have to commend them to their fanatical resistance they kept even when death was all but certain. These guys were brave men.

[@daniellee5147]

@@domthedonkey69420 yep gotta admit they had balls. I would have shit and run

[@r.c.1881]

In reality they were scared shitless. Japanese survivors of american assaults in the pacific recalled being in awe of the sheer size of the american fleet in front of them, and how terrifying their firepower was. The preliminary bombardment at Iwo failed, mostly due to poor intel and reconnaissance, but also due to the right intuition by the japanese, that shooting at heavily armed ships would have only resulted in making their positions known and blasted away. And effectively, the few times that japanese artilley fired on the Navy, that was exactly what happened. Japanese artillery mostly focused on Marines ashore, and understood well the need to shoot and scoot behind heavily reinforced and well covered bunkers. But mostly, they were afraid that they'd be reserved the same treatment that they gave to allied POWs. They believed, and not entirely incorrectly, that the american infantryman was filled of hatred towards them, and that if they were ever going to fall prisoner, they'd be either thoroughly abused, or straight out murdered. Between this belief and the strong Bushido code, many thought that they might as well fight to the death, since that was going to be a better fate than falling prisoner anyways. Many of those who were captured in fact recounted being surprised by the humane treatment they received.

[@trev6664]

Im sure many of them did shit their pants at some point.

[@thelostone6981]

“The gallant fighting of the men under my command has been such that even the gods would weep.” In the book, “Zen At War”, it is laid out how there was a religious fervor that led to some of the tactics of the Imperial militaries. As WWII wore on, they did change tactics and made it much harder for the Allied forces to fight, but there still was great disregard for human life because of indoctrination.

[@Cynsham]

It was also due to the bushido culture instilled in the troops both culturally as well as trained in basic training. Bushido was the doctrine that any form of surrender at all was basically giving up any right to fair treatment or honor. That’s why the Japanese treated soldiers who surrendered in brutal fashion, and why it was far from uncommon for Japanese soldiers to commit perfidy and launch surprise attacks after surrendering on Allied soldiers who captured them.

[@Pewpro]

I love the little star wars quotes slid in there. Love your channel.

[@flak_8.8]

What the hell is star wars?

[@HammerSandwich9]

First comment I looked for 😁😁

[@MA-mn8el]

I'd love to see one of these about the battle of Sugar Loaf Hill on Okinawa. I've read 'Killing Ground on Okinawa: The Battle for Sugar Loaf Hill' a few times and it was a brutal 8 days.

[@guaranagaucho3071]

Thank you for the reading suggestion. I live 5 minutes from that hill.

[@dobridjordje]

Didn't 3k marines get killed on Sugar Loaf or something?

[@toxicity4818]

You guys and the folks over at Time Ghost/Real Time History are the absolute pinnacle of history channels.

[@Emmacashy001]

Thank you for describing this documentary with good accuracy and descriptions

[@manindisgiuze7780]

Great content, as usual, keep up the good work!

[@walterwayne5405]

My dad landed with the first wave (5th Marine Div., 26th Marine Regiment. Managed to survive the full 36 days of fighting and left the island in one piece. He was only 19. Would never speak about what took place.

[@rogergadley9965]

Very well done piece about the titanic battle for Iwo Jima. Well done. Not that it mattered for the battle, but Mount Suribachi was not and still is not extinct. Although it goes through quiet periods, it probably can’t even be categorized as dormant. Suribachi erupted a number of times in the twentieth century and indeed has experienced eruptive phases in the twenty-first century. Suribachi was in a relatively quiet period during the battle for Iwo Jima in early 1945 so it didn’t affect the battle.

[@SapphireX413]

Imagine if it wasn't quiet during the battle? Would have made things so much worse, for both sides

[@1949cr]

What i have never understood was how strategic Iwo Jima was to the Japanese. And why America devoted so much effort to eradicating the japanese. As this analysis suggests the island eas already weakened by a serious lack of re-supply and badic resources on the island. Why not just blockade it and attack elsewhere?

[@visassess8607]

​@@1949crHe explains it but the short version is that Iwo Jima is in the path the US bombers take to Japan and everytime they pass by Iwo, Japanese harass the bombers.

[@mkaustralia7136]

It is interesting that despite the almost complete eradication of Japanese shipping, they were still able to get fuel and maintenance materiel to Iwo Jima. Aircraft could fly there from Japan (if not shot down), but aviation fuel needs transport.

[@PattMcCrotch]

8:58 rocket assisted takeoff. Very cool shot here!

[@stephendoughty3798]

On the corsair? It is neat

[@importantname]

Thank you guys - this is a very high quality historical documentary

[@davidnemoseck9007]

Even though it was stupid of the navy to cut short the bombardment, I honestly wonder if it would have made any real difference with the way Iwo Jima was built and the bunker system.

[@AndrewBunch1]

It mightve weakened them a little but I doubt it would do much

[@Thatoneguy-ro1sj]

This is a great series! Following Iwo Jima you should do a series on Okinawa. I love hearing the break down of these battles and the finer details of what happened during these battles.

[@Stonesand]

A great recap of the whole thing! :)

[@norrisbethke7770]

Another well done vid on Iwo..my dad was there with the 5th, he took a bullet in the backside and grenade shrapnel from a kamikazi attack..🙏🏻🕊

[@TheIntelReport]

So what would you like to see next?

[@nicholasbrown7625]

Can we see an Intel Report video on how Pappy Gunn’s contributions to the B-24 & P-38 affected U.S. airpower in the Pacific?

[@christopherkleiber2507]

The 2003 Invasion of Iraq and 2001 Intervention in Afghanistan. Other events include Operation Blue Star, Neptune Spear and the 9/11 attacks.

[@DefenderOfVirginity]

i dont know if youve already made a video on it, but hamburger hill from vietnam. A veteran of that battle spoke at my high school, it was an intense fight and you could see it in his eyes when he spoke

[@Anthony-jo7up]

The Liberation of the Philippines

[@JoshuaC923]

Maybe something on the Indian/Burma campaign

[@LNgKhoi]

The Intel Report releases a video with "15 min" in title, and actually has content fits in said timeframe. Me: "I see you're a team worthy of respect."

[@iamnolegend2519]

Your videos are always so informative and well done.

[@John_Hemingway]

Someone tell radioman Tsuruji Akikusa, the Americans frighten easily, but they'll be back, and in greater numbers. 1:52 this bit got me 😅

[@bradleyclutton4564]

Blinding video mate, one of your best 👍

[@wombibara]

Well I guess it’s time to rewatch «Letters from Iwo Jima»

[@Duneuniverse]

Even though there’s been like 300 videos Iwo Jima great video

[@thegodofhellfire]

Brilliant video. Seen like never before!

[@brandonhamilton833]

Great video, as always. Thank you!!!

[@zintosion]

Would 10 days of shelling instead of 13 hours makes any difference? Or would it just be a waste of ammunition. Since the Japanese are so well fortified and nearly impervious underground.

[@everythingsalright1121]

Well it would probably affect morale on the island. People dont tend to fare well when theyre being shot at constantly. As well as the fear the tunnels could collapse on them

[@snarflatful]

Nice report.

[@johnparsons1573]

Fantastic video

[@dwaynekoblitz6032]

God Bless our AMERICAN MARINES!! The shear bravery of these young men will never be witnessed or forgotten EVER!! Thank God for the historical record of this video. God bless America! 💯💯❤️🇺🇸

[@robertzimmerman3980]

As Former Marine Thank You Sir ! RVN 69-70 SEMPER FI !!!

[@dakka123]

Ah the Dressel special!

[@Nainara32]

Wouldn't it have been prudent to drop a smoke shroud on Mt. Suribachi ahead of the landing? It wouldn't have helped against presighted artillery, but it could have reduced direct fire suppression.

[@justinblin]

@@waveygravey9347 I think that would make it difficult for American ships to shoot at Japanese positions

[@mikeschultz6383]

Wouldn’t be prudent say’s George Bush lol

[@54032Zepol]

It works both ways , you can't see the enemy movements, position of reinforcement and friendly fire would occur.

[@MonkeysInSpacee]

Red and white phosphorus (smoke) is not to be deployed on enemy positions after the Geneva Convention. I’ve set many hills on fire in California with this stuff, using it on human beings is not part of the training.

[@dkgamez2959]

@@MonkeysInSpacee with what the japanese did to americans I would have pulled every warcrime out of the book to use on them

[@eq9710]

You should totally do one on Peleliu

[@seamus7d]

now do one for vimy ridge

[@AquaWeiner]

underrated asf

[@OBJ317]

What a Pleasant surprise. You’ve done it again ops… I mean intel room. Lmao. Quality is unmatched. Hope 2023 is going well for you.

[@robbabcock_]

Fantastic video! 🇺🇸⚔🇯🇵

[@luthfinst3023]

Man, I do hope you cover the battle of okinawa

[@Ergzay]

"one smart [guy]" I think we can guess what that was originally.

[@sawboneiomc8809]

Cheese nips without the cheese.

[@carlodefalco13]

Love your content man keep it up

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nice video

[@Dimapur]

When you encounter a small group of American military and make them retreat don't celebrate it as a victory. You retreat in the opposite direction too because whatever they're bringing next won't be a fair fight for you.

[@the_beef4762]

Supposed to be 10 days and it's cut to 13 hours? Though it probably would not have made a huge difference with how dug in the Japanese were, it's still a massive reduction.

[@colemanmoore9871]

I can understand how the Marines were mad about that. In hindsight, it probably wouldn't have mattered. But on D-day, how many were cussing the Navy?

[@bluenicholasbf2142]

Yeah I think it's not only about hammering the enemy positions and causing damage and casualties, it's also about showing support for the marines who are the ones who going in and risking their lives. With the amount of casualties the marines took on the first day they can easily attribute it to the bombardment not being sustantial.

[@everythingsalright1121]

It mightve mattered from a morale standpoint. Being shot at is uncomfortable any time. Ten days straight of giant guns possibly collapsing the tunnel youre in? You wouldnt be able to sleep from the vibrations. Tired soldiers would fight worse...but i suppose after ten days of bombardment theres a pretty good chance that the guns would hit something crucial at some point

[@SuperBenzN]

How do you manage to have a constant audio feedback during recording? Ctanked up headphones? Don't you hear that?

[@laneromero7943]

His body was never found presumably from a mortar shell that vaporized him or shot to the point of unrecognizable features......

[@bigsarge2085]

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[@rinoz47]

1:57 did the americans march single file to hide thier numbers?

[@james-faulkner]

Ahh, the thumbnail gif. was of the advert.

[@hobomeat260]

High school kids all across America will be watching this in history class

[@georgehilario3544]

More than likely will focus on the atom bomb and liberal ideologies

[@sprtcus1798]

Should also teach the kids about American atrocities too like when American troops massacred innocent civilians and children during American-Philippines war and more. They need to be conscious about real history. Not brainwash them.

[@georgehilario3544]

@@sprtcus1798 proving my point, always living in the past, I suggest you work on personal problems before you think you’ll find a purpose on pointing out national actions 💪 liberal projection

[@sprtcus1798]

@@georgehilario3544 it’s hypocritical to call other countries with their war crimes while the US never acknowledged (most of it) their genocidal conquests for more than a 100 years.

[@georgehilario3544]

@@sprtcus1798 mane stfu are you gonna want us to apologize for the atomic bomb on Japan too ?!😂 plus we are the super power of the world. We call the shots. Don’t like it , you got other nations.

[@timf2279]

Didn't we already see this one before? Oh got it this is a 15 minute condensed version of the series.

[@blrenx]

I'm patriotic as the next guy, and would die for my country. But if I were stuck on a half mile of rock with no hope of resupply or rescue. I'm giving up. the only I would fight to the death would be inside my home country.

[@redbug3696]

The Sulphur in the Sand was enough to drive them Crazy! 🤢

[@scorpio6587]

Lt Gen Holland was impressed by the Japanese resistance. "I don't know who he is, but the Japanese General running this show is one smart bastard," he said.

[@MrDredd1966]

I always wondered if the American military ever considered using chemical weapons on the Japanese on iwo jima, in order to flush them out of those tunnels??? It definitely would have saved American lives...

[@bookaufman9643]

I'm kinda sure that I remember that It's pretty well-known that Joe Rosenthal missed the initial shot so he restaged it and that is the famous shot of the flag on Mount Suribachi.

[@colemanmoore9871]

Wrong. It has been thoroughly researched and nothing was staged. The picture of the first flag was staged, because he arrived after the flag was up. He did not even know he got the picture of the second raising, because it was happening behind him and he took a quick snap shot. He did not develop the film himself, but it was sent off. His office contacted him and asked if the "picture of the flag was staged" They were referring to the second flag raising that he did not know about. He responded with "Yes" because he assumed they were referring to the first flag. I was at Quantico last week and viewed both flags at the USMC museum and had a long conversation with some of the volunteers there. They have a plaque that tells the whole story of the two flags, the pictures, how they miss-identified some of the men in the photos originally, and how they confirmed identities after the war. If you are ever in th DC area, I highly recommend the museum. It is free to tour, as well.

[@jackdaniel7465]

​@@colemanmoore9871 thank you for clarifying that.

[@dogawful]

Flags of Our Fathers is a pretty good read. Not the greatest film, since it's not really a narrative. It goes into all the details of the flag raising.

[@xavierchen7054]

In hindsight, would the original artillery bombardment really affect the Japanese, because it sounds like it wouldn't?

[@goffik1980]

I thought this channel was supposed to examine the battle, not provide a summary of what is already on the sister channel...

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

That's Japan if the Japanese refuse surrender.

[@Whitpusmc]

What’s the feeling about the shorter naval pre invasion bombardment? Did it really matter given the subterranean nature of the defenses? Or would additional bombardment have reduced American casualties?

[@brutalxxghost4148]

I think if they could have a blockade of the island over 6 or 7 months it might of been all they would need along with a month of off and on bombing/ ship firing might of made it much easier.

[@mcsrooge]

726

[@Whitpusmc]

Where is the actual flag that was first raised?

[@SuperJpzee]

The Sand People are easily startled, but they will soon be back. And in greater numbers.

[@stephens.3483]

I never understood why they didn't bypass? Airfield?

[@tth-2507]

Its explained in the video. The island was directly in the way of bombers on route to the home islands, and harrasing them.

[@redaug4212]

The Air Force mostly wanted it as a safety net for the B-29s. Whether it was worth the cost is highly debatable, however.

[@WarriorAngel001]

There's another video on the Intel Report channel that goes over the question of if Iwo Jima was necessary. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4SkeGx8qaeif80

[@stephens.3483]

@@WarriorAngel001 I remember watching it. I think it argued for the airfield also.

[@jaredevildog6343]

I wonder if they ever thought about not attacking the island and just stopping any resupply for the Japanese, basically starving them , Then attacking .

[@iplayfoofee3547]

if i remember correctly, they wanted Japan to surrender before USSR gets involve and/or the US general population get tired of war. So time wasn't in the US side becuz they want unconditional surrender.

[@gabriel.b9036]

They already ate very little, they could've been bone thin and still would've defended it. It would've just wasted time.

[@beepboop204]

😉

[@alansmith4595]

My Great grandfather was right about the pre invasion bombing. He told me he wished they would have just nuked the dam place and been done with it. He walked the island afterwards and had A hard time not crying for his lost Marines.

[@captianmorgan7627]

7:56 What? You don't want to say "bastard"? The actual quote is: "I don't know who he is, but the Japanese General running this show is one smart bastard."

[@DanFraserUK]

Demonetisation is easy to trigger even with historical fact.

[@jdotoz]

When it's your paycheck on the line, use whatever language you like.

[@philstubblefield]

A great report as usual, but I'm curious about one thing: Why did you censor the words of USMC General Holland Smith? As reported by multiple sources, he referred to the opposing general as "one smart bastard", not "one smart guy". In this era of feelings over facts, I can understand why content creators might censor a racial slur, but this particular quote has nothing of that flavor. Was the word "bastard" censored to keep the content PG? 🤔

[@phillipcliff4297]

This was probably recorded prior to YT backtracking on draconian rules regarding strong language. Lots of channels had videos retroactively demonetised, and got pushed down in the algorithm.

[@philstubblefield]

@@phillipcliff4297 Ah! Thanks for the info! 👍

[@JoshuaC923]

Yup it's KZbin

[@williamromine5715]

​@@phillipcliff4297 what'd a bunch of pussys we've become. Change history so nobody is offended. What a crock of .....(don't want to offend anybody).

[@erikhesjedal3569]

And next: ww2 in only 7 mins!

[@dustysrandom5079]

Oversimplified has a good quick vid on ww2 all together.

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

The Japanese on these island chains were admirable, they died defending their homeland to nearly the last man. If it wasn't for the suicides and banzai charges US losses would be astronomical

[@georgehilario3544]

Admirable ? Stop glorifying a culture who values life for their god the emperor of that time. It’s admirable that freedom and free mankind defeated the Japanese god 😎😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@CrimsonAlchemist]

@@georgehilario3544 You do know that US did the same to Hawaii, Philippines, Caribbean Islands at certain times right? Not to mention the most recent Iraq.

[@jason200912]

the navy was right. bombing for 3 days straight non stop is a massive waste of artillery when the tunnels protected all of them

[@sprtcus1798]

This is just a thought, why is it always when people talk about Japan, they immediately talks about ww2. That they are the bad guys who commits war crimes but tend to forget about the atrocities of other nations pre and post ww2🤔

[@nimo888]

Please don't use measurements like yards, only a few Americans know how long that is.

[@ajbone5188]

cry about it

[@redaug4212]

Weren't any Europeans raising the flag on Mt Suribachi 😎

[@oldgoat142]

Those who don't know measurements can take the opportunity to learn. It would be a better use of their devices other than games, or who knows what else.

[@WarriorAngel001]

You're talking about a people who's favorite sport uses a field measured in yards. lol

[@copter2000]

He uses yard in US videos. Meters in others.

[@YURIKAVLAKOV1]

Hey IntelReport How much do you take from those russians to pedal their p2w game? For you are surely losing viewers by doing it.

[@TheIntelReport]

Gaijin is Hungarian, it isn't p2w, and i'm not losing any viewers over it

[@seymourwrasse3321]

this is where Marine Gunnery Sergeant John "Manila" Basilone, got killed after he went back in to battle

[@FactNinja]

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