"U.S. troops bombarded mountain cliffs with short-range artillery, swept caves one by one with modified flamethrowers with longer ranges, bulldozers kept making way, bombers kept dropping high-explosive and incendiary bombs. The battle was on every inch of the ground, The U.S. military pushed hard one meter after another, while the Japanese defended tenaciously. The bloody battle continued until November 24. On the 71st day of the battle, the Japanese guards ran out of ammunition and food. "The sword is broken, the spear is gone", and then burned the military flag and uniform, and committed suicide. The Japanese garrison command on Peleliu Island sent a telegram "Sakura Sakura" to the Japanese army base camp, expressing the determination to break the jade, and the last 55 remnants launched a long live war against the U.S. military. charge."
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