Tadamichi Kuribayashi
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Tadamichi Kuribayashi (Japanese: 栗林 忠道, 7 July 1891 – c. 26 March 1945) was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, diplomat, and commanding officer of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff. He is best known for having been the commander of the Japanese garrison at the battle of Iwo Jima.
Kuribayashi in 1943
Imperial Japanese Army Academy, Tokyo 1907
Tunnels on Iwo Jima
Lieutenant Colonel Baron Takeichi Nishi, an Olympic Gold Medalist at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, who was killed in action on Iwo Jima
Battle of Iwo Jima
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The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major battle in which the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and United States Navy (USN) landed on and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) during World War II. The American invasion, designated Operation Detachment, had the purpose of capturing the island with its two airfields: South Field and Central Field.
A U.S. 37 mm (1.5 in) M3 anti-tank gun fires against Japanese cave positions in the north face of Mount Suribachi.
Lieutenant General Tadamichi Kuribayashi
The battleship USS New York firing her 14 in (360 mm) main guns on the island, 16 February 1945 (D minus 3)
Admiral Raymond A. Spruance