KnowraBattle of Iwo JimaLinked fromLinked fromThe 13 pages that link to Battle of Iwo Jima, each with the reason it gives.All 13Broader topic 7Related 4Narrower topic 1Compared with 1Imperial Japanese ArmyBroader topic: The army’s entrenched island defense inflicted heavy losses before Japan’s defeat.United States Marine CorpsBroader topic: Marine divisions bore the principal ground-combat burden in this costly amphibious campaign.Island hoppingBroader topic: The island provided emergency landing and staging facilities near Japan.Chester W. NimitzBroader topic: The costly invasion formed part of the advance toward Japan under Nimitz’s Pacific command.Central Pacific campaignBroader topic: The island became a base for emergency landings and fighter escorts near Japan.World War II in the PacificBroader topic: Its costly fighting exposed the likely price of invading Japan’s home islands.Volcano IslandsBroader topic: The battle made the group’s central island a defining site of the Pacific War.