USMC 104773: "The Iwo Jima Operation" Part I

Description: Item Description Title USMC 104773: "The Iwo Jima Operation" Part I Citation information USMC 104773: "The Iwo Jima Operation" Part I. (00052.) United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina. USMC History Division inventory no 04/814 Marine Corps Library Number 0000-16 Additional identifiers 00052 MIRC inventory no. USMC 104773 Decade 1940 Date 1945-02 Description Film about Iwo Jima Operation. Topics reviewed include the strategic importance of Iwo Jima, the climate and geography of Iwo Jima, Japanese military installations on Iwo Jima, strategy for assaulting Iwo Jima, rehearsals for Iwo Jima assault, and the Iwo Jima assault. Includes combat footage. (see USMC 104776 for Part II) Location(s) Iwo Jima (Volcano Islands, Japan) Camera crew Unknown Producing entity United States Marine Corps (Production unit) Genre Conflict (combat) Film date (note) Shots filmed throughout February and March, 1945. Division 3rd Division 4th Division 5th Division Item collection United States Marine Corps Film Repository Original color B&W Original audio Sound Original gauge Film: 16mm Original generation Postive Original physical length 1020 Original aspect ratio 1.37:1 (Academy) Original media type Motion pictures (visual works) Language English Contributing organization University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections Digital collection name United States Marine Corps Films Rights information Public domain. Digital media type Moving Image Date digital file created 1/22/2021 Digitization information High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Digital Vision Goldeneye. Digital runtime 28:21 Digital file type video/H264 Keywords World War II