Former good article nomineeBattle of Iwo Jima was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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September 14, 2006WikiProject A-class reviewNot approved
April 25, 2008Good article nomineeNot listed
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Names of holdouts

The Pacific Stars and Stripes article was initial reporting that may have gotten some names inaccurately. https://www.marines.mil/portals/1/Publications/A%20Brief%20History%20of%20the%2025th%20Marines%20%20PCN%2019000308300.pdf states "Kofuku Yamakage" which matches the Japanese characters which presumably come from the Japanese source. WhisperToMe (talk) 06:13, 2 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Lots of Pictures

There are a lot of pictures in a few sections of this article. I think a Gallery section should be created and most of the photos moved there. If not, then perhaps moving each picture to a relevant part of the section instead of having them stacked on top of each other. Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 01:21, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The purpose of images are to support related text. They should be placed relative to the text they support. They are not intended for decoration, including galleries. Excessive images not fulfilling this function should be removed. Cinderella157 (talk) 10:37, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Then what about moving the picture to different points in the sections? A a few of the pictures in the First Day section show points in the battle that take place later on the first day, yet they're all listed at the top? Isz Chepewéssin (talk) 18:13, 21 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Moving to a section where they better serve their purpose is fine. Cinderella157 (talk) 05:06, 22 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Tank losses in infobox

Sormando, per WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE, the infobox is for key facts from the article (ie it should reflect content in the body of the article). It is certainly not a repository for every factoid. We are also told that less is better when it comes to infoboxes. You have added tank losses and when reverted, reinstated the losses without establishing consensus per WP:ONUS and WP:BRD. Cinderella157 (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox tank losses

Cinderella157, regarding American tank losses during the battle, the source currently cited in the article for the claim that the Americans lost 137 tanks (the Survey of Allied Tank Casualties in World War II) does not actually say the US lost that many tanks in the engagement. The section in the source which details US tank casualties at Iwo Jima, "Table 1: 'Sampling of Allied Tank Casualties to all Causes - World War II'", lists 137 American tanks as being casualties in the sense of being either damaged or destroyed, without referencing how many damaged tanks were repaired and regained operational status. In regards to the actual number of US tanks destroyed during the battle, the 2024 work Tanks on Iwo Jima 1945 informs us that the USMC deployed 150 tanks at Iwo Jima, with the 3rd Tank Battalion having 46 tanks, the 4th Tank Battalion 53 and the 5th Tank Battalion 51. By the end of the battle, the three battalions combined had only 44 of their tanks destroyed (3rd TB: 15, 4th TB: 11, 5th TB: 18), the remaining 106 were still operational. As such, the infobox's assertion that the Americans had 137 of their tanks destroyed at Iwo Jima is inaccurate. Regards, DonBeroni (talk) 13:03, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]

DonBeroni, confirming the source you cite gives both the tank strengths of these units and the tank losses? Cinderella157 (talk) 01:42, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes. Was there something else you wanted as well? DonBeroni (talk) 09:39, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
When you first amended this, you left both references in place. You also added the new reference as a bare url. The reference should be added using the Template: Cite book. If you can fix up the reference, I can sort out what to do with the other reference. Cinderella157 (talk) 09:48, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
You will? That's great to hear. I'll add the full ref now. DonBeroni (talk) 14:16, 27 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Battle_of_Iwo_Jima
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