The Snapshots in Time Collection
Captured Japanese Twin-Barrel Anti-Aircraft Gun Emplacement, Iwo Jima, 1945
A captured Japanese twin 25mm anti-aircraft gun stands silent in its volcanic rock emplacement on Iwo Jima, 1945. Positions like this one, part of the island's extensive underground and fortified gun network, exacted a heavy toll on the 5th Marine Division and other Marine units during one of the Pacific War's bloodiest battles. Project: 218552