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2023-07-25 10:55:11 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: C8738634E2AC8BD6D518F40AFBCEA18727A1BECC183A7D98156CF09719A8261B
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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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