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A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
Answer for the clue "A bloody and prolonged operation in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945) ", 3 letters:
iwo
Alternative clues for the word iwo
- Directing nominee Clint Eastwood for "Letters from ___ Jima"
- __ Jima (1945 battle)
- "Letters from ___ Jima" (2006 film)
- Island invaded in 1945, for short
- Iconic WWII setting, familiarly
- Pacific battle site, briefly
- 1945 battleground, familiarly
- '45 battle site, for short
- 1945 Pacific battle site, for short
- CCCXXXIV trebled
Usage examples of iwo.
As the beeps came in Matthews took a straightedge and drew lines from Okinawa and Iwo Jima on his map table.
Matthews was at his desk taking a navigational fix on the radio signals from Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and Haddock stood beside him.
With two fingers he measured the distance between their position and Iwo Jima.
Lucky Strike ground on toward Iwo Jima, minute by minute flying four miles closer to their target.
With two fingers he measured the distance between their position and Iwo Jima.