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2023-07-24 18:16:51 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 0068260F884DFBBC2CE75777EB188E3B4CE73ED0E0D5F9D8FF19D9E53B32E057
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The 216 figure only includes the number of POWs captured during the battle. A large number of Japanese soldiers went into hiding and were captured at a later point. Over one thousand Japanese soldiers were eventually captured: https://www.ww2online.org/image/japanese-prisoners-war-being-evacuated-iwo-jima-island-japan-1945
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