During the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific War, Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces and killed by American shells. Their bodies were left on the sands of Iwo Jima, and corpses were piled up all over the battlefield.

　During the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific War, Japanese soldiers were blown to pieces and killed by American artillery shells. The corpses of Japanese soldiers were left on the sands of Iwo Jima. Japanese dead bodies were piled up all over the battlefield of Iwo Jima. During the ground battle, Japanese soldiers were knocked down one after another by heavy U.S. artillery bombardment, and their murdered bodies were strewn about.

　After landing on Iwo Jima on February 19, 1945, the U.S. forces were the first to attempt to occupy Mount Suribachi. By the early morning of February 21, 40 U.S. warplanes bombed Japanese positions on Mount Suribachi. The Americans then attacked and the invasion began. By noon, the Japanese positions on the western side of Iwo Jima were recaptured. The Japanese garrison launched a massive flanking counterattack, and the battle line stalled. The Americans broke off the attack with the arrival of a single battalion of reinforcements. By 2:00 p.m., they had advanced about 500 meters. By evening, the Americans had encircled the western and northern sides of Iwo Jima's foothills.

　In the evening of February 21, 31 Japanese kamikaze suicide planes departed from Hachijojima, hitting the aircraft carrier Saratoga and the escort carriers Bismarck Sea and Lunga Point, among others. On the Saratoga, approximately 130 U.S. Navy personnel were killed in action. On the Bismarck Sea, a huge fire broke out, killing about 218 people. This was the last major suicide attack during the Battle of Iwo Jima.

　On February 22, the U.S. forces launched a campaign to occupy Mount Suribachi, burning to death Japanese soldiers in their bunkers. They used rock drills to open holes from the top of the caves, injected yellow phosphorus and gasoline, and repeatedly attacked with fire. Mount Suribachi was completely surrounded by evening, and the remaining Japanese forces were reduced to about 300 men. On the same day, February 22, there was another fierce battle near Motoyama Airfield. In the midst of heavy rain, the U.S. forces began rocket attacks after 8:00 a.m., expanding the battle front. At night, about 200 of the remaining Japanese troops retreated to the rear and encountered the Americans, who were annihilated and crushed under concentrated machine gun fire. The remaining Japanese soldiers at Won-San Airfield were killed when they rushed into a group of tanks with bombs strapped to their chests.