KURIBAYAHIS Vorgehen:
"Kuribayashi laid his plans to fortify Iwo against an eastwardly invasion of enemy forces. He planned to fight a battle of delay and attrition, one in which his troops would remain concealed, their guns silent as the enemy crammed the beach with tanks, trucks and supplies."
Seine Streitkräfte:
"His forces consisted of the 9th through the 12th Independent Anti-Tank Battalions, the 5th Anti-Aircraft Unit,, the 145th Infantry Regiment, portions of the 2nd Mixed Brigade, the 204th Naval Construction Battalion, the 2th Tank Regiment, the 21st Special Machine Cannon Unit and the 2nd Mixed Brigade Field Hospital...a total of 22 000 men."
(AFTER THE BATTLE, number 82)
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