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Ruins of the Neumarkt and the Frauenkirche after Allied bombing, Dresden, Germany, circa 15 Feb 1945	Salmon underway at sea on 15 Feb 1945, while in the Atlantic Ocean en route to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States	A group of Beaufighter Mk X aircraft of No. 404 Squadron RCAF in flight near Dallachy, Scotland, United Kingdom, 16-18 Feb 1945	Battleship New York bombarding Iwo Jima, 16 Feb 1945; view looked aft, on the starboard side

Bodies of victims of the 13-14 Feb 1945 Dresden bombing piled in the Germania statue plaza, circa mid-Feb 1945	OS2U Kingfisher aircraft being recovered by battleship USS Texas, off Iwo Jima, at 1700 on 16 Feb 1945; note netting of recovery sled hooked on pontoon’s recovery hook	USS Saint Paul at Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 16 Feb 1945	As seen from battleship USS Texas, Fletcher-class destroyer USS Twiggs engaging in a pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima’s landing beach White 2 in support of underwater demolition team operations, about 1600 hours on 17 Feb 1945.

Aviation Metalsmith J. J. Lombardo showing WAVES personnel how to tie down cargo, Naval Air Transport Service School, Naval Air Station, Oakland, California, United States, 17 Feb 1945	Carrier pilots received instructions on their strike mission against Tokyo aboard an unnamed carrier, 17 Feb 1945	F4U-1D Corsair with Marine Squadron 216 aboard USS Wasp (Essex-class) being moved onto the deck-edge elevator on its way to the hangar deck following a strike against targets in and around Tokyo, Japan, Feb 17, 1945.	Iwo Jima during the pre-invasion bombardment, 17 Feb 1945, looking north with Mount Suribachi in the foreground

Minesweepers worked the waters off Iwo Jima before the invasion, 17-18 Feb 1945; note the anti-aircraft bursts above the island and a burning aircraft close to the ground on the right	Naval gun shells exploded on Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, 17-19 Feb 1945	Pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima's west beach as seen from an American vessel, 17 Feb 1945	Shells exploded ashore during the pre-invasion bombardment of Iwo Jima, 17 Feb 1945

A column of landing craft support vessels passing by Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima, Japan, 18 Feb 1945	AMM 3rd Class L. H. McDowell at the drums during an orchestra performance aboard USS Anzio, 18 Feb 1945	Commodore Burke was highlined from destroyer Callaghan to carrier Lexington, off Iwo Jima, 18 Feb 1945	TBM-3 Avenger of VT-82 flying from the carrier Bennington struggles to remain airborne after receiving heavy damage in a mid-air collision with another Avenger over Chi Chi Jima, 18 Feb 1945.