Flag-Raising at Iwo Jima - Newsreel Footage

5th Division Marines advance on Iwo Jima behind artillery, naval, and aerial bombardment.  Fighting on this significant Japanese island is extremely intense.  Move the video forward - to 3:50 - to see the famous flag-raising.  The battle continued for weeks thereafter, before it was finally over. 

With Iwo Jima in the hands of the Americans, Allied bombers have a place to land (while en route to the Japanese home islands).

Bill Genaust, the camera man who recorded this film footage (of the flag raising), died in the battle nine days later.

See, also:

Video - The Story of the Flag Raisings by Marines Who were There

Credits

This historical newsreel, now maintained at the U.S. National Archives, also depicts Iwo Jima bombardment (by the U.S. Navy) and battle scenes (involving U.S. Marines).