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.  At the end of the relevant clip, we see the famous flag-raising. 

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

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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).