Into The Meat Grinder - Battle Of IWO JIMA | WW2 Documentary ( Ep 2 )

9:02 AM. The first Marines land. Silence. 09:30 AM. The beach is packed with men and machines. Still silence. 10:00 AM. The trap snaps shut.

In Episode 2 of our Iwo Jima series, the US Marines discover their first enemy isn't the Japanese—it's the island itself. Soft volcanic ash swallows tanks and traps soldiers, creating a massive traffic jam on the beach.



Watching from above, General Kuribayashi waits for the perfect moment. When the order is finally given, hidden bunkers and massive 320mm Spigot Mortars turn the black beach into what history remembers as "The Meat Grinder".



Witness the chaos, the crossfire, and the desperate fight for survival on the deadliest beach in the Pacific.
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