Description: Dragon Model - WWII US Marines (USMC) Flamethrower - Sonny - Iwo Jima 1945 - Private The Battle of Iwo Jima from February 9th to March 26th 1945 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. The Japanese Army positions on the island were heavily fortified, with a dense network of bunkers, hidden artillery positions, and 18 km (11 mi) of tunnels. The American ground forces were supported by extensive naval artillery and had complete air supremacy provided by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aviators throughout the battle. The five-week battle saw some of the fiercest and bloodiest fighting of the Pacific War. Unique among Pacific War Marine battles, total American casualties exceeded those of the Japanese, with a ratio of three American casualties for every two Japanese. Of the 21,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima at the beginning of the battle, only 216 were taken prisoner, some of whom were captured only because they had been knocked unconscious or otherwise disabled.[c] Most of the remainder were killed in action, but it has been estimated that as many as 3,000 continued to resist within the various cave systems for many days afterwards until they eventually succumbed to their injuries or surrendered weeks later. The action was controversial, with retired Chief of Naval Operations William V. Pratt stating that the island was useless to the Army as a staging base and useless to the Navy as a fleet base.The Japanese continued to have early-warning radar from Rota island, which was never invaded. Experiences with previous Pacific island battles suggested that the island would be well-defended and thus casualties would be significant. The lessons learned on Iwo Jima served as guidelines for the following Battle of Okinawa and the planned invasion of the Japanese homeland. Joe Rosenthal's Associated Press photograph of the raising of the U.S. flag at the top of the 169 m (554 ft) Mount Suribachi by six U.S. Marines became a famous image of the battle and the American war effort in the Pacific. The figure, uniform, weapons and accessories are Mint In Box, the box is in good shape with minor shelf wear. The white spots on the pictures are from the flash of my camera, there is no product defect on those spots. I will be listing other 1/6th scale figures such as Dragon Model, Twisting Toys, BBI, Armoury, Ultimate Soldier, Cotswold and Ignite in the next few weeks. To see the other figures I listed for sale, on the top right hand side of the on listing web page, click on "Seller other items". Payment is due at time of purchase. All sales final, no returns. If you have any questions contact me via E-Bay E-Mail......My name is Ivan......I read-write-speak both English and Spanish. For shipment the figure will be carefully packaged, wrapped in plastic and placed in postal type boxes I orderedwith packing peanuts. So far everything I have shipped has arrived without any issues. USA Buyers:To Save You Money, the parcel will be shipped via the US Postal Service "USPS Ground Advantage" shipping service. If you win multiple military action figures in an auction on the same day, wait for me to find a bigger box to accommodate multiple figures for shipment and combine shipping and send you an invoice. Sometimes because of the bigger figure shipping box that weighs more than the individual figure boxes, shipping postage may be a bit more than the sum of the number of individual shipping box shipping cost. International Buyers:The parcel will be shipped via "Ebay International Shipping Service", this shipping service has the lowest rates for shipping internationally. Due to International Criminal Fraud, I will not ship a military figure to a Buyers Re-Shipping company in the USA or anywhere in the world. If you win multiple military action figures in an auction on the same day, wait for me to find a bigger box to accommodate multiple figures for shipment and combine shipping and send you an invoice. Sometimes because of the bigger figure shipping box that weighs more than the individual figure boxes, shipping postage may be a bit more than the sum of the number of individual shipping box shipping cost.
Price: 79.98 USD
Location: Houston, Texas
End Time: 2025-01-11T05:29:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Dragon Action Figures
Type: Action Figure
Character: US Marine (USMC)
Scale: 1:6
