Original U.S. WWII USMC Battle of Iwo Jima “Mine Situation Map” Compiled During Battle on March 16th, 1945 - Extremely Scarce - 14 x 19¼”

Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. The Battle of Iwo Jima was fought in February and March, 1945 in the Volcano Islands (more broadly the Bonin Islands), about 750 miles (1,200 kilometers) south of Tokyo. The battle was fought entirely by the US Marines and Navy. Iwo Jima has the distinction of causing more casualties for the Americans than the Japanese. Iwo Jima has been immortalized as Joe Rosenthal took one of the most famous pictures in the history of the world, "Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima."

This is a really fantastic map made up during the Battle which organized the reported mines found throughout the entire island. This map is extremely detailed and mentions every single mine with details that was found during initial sweeps on March 16th, 1945, 9 days before the battle would end. It is marked:

16 MARCH 1945
D plus 25
MINE SITUATION MAP
Of
IWO JIMA
Compiled by Corps Engineer Section from information
Received from 3d, 4th, 5th Marine Divisions,
2d Sep. Engr. Bn. and 2d Bomb Disposal Co.

CINCPAC-CINCPOA BULLETIN NO. 136-45
MAP APPENDIX CONFIDENTIAL

The scale of the map was redacted with a black marker due to the map being a different size than originally produced. The bottom left is marked JICPOA L-50608-56.

The map measures roughly 14 x 19¼” and has some damage to include tearing along the edges and some tearing along the fold markings.

An extremely rare map, ready to frame and display in your WWII USMC Collection!