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    Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

    1943 strategic operations of the United States against Imperial Japan during World War II

    The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan. They were the first steps of the drive across the Central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps. The purpose was to establish airfields and naval bases that would allow air and naval support for upcoming operations across the Central Pacific. Operation Galvanic and Operation Kourbash were the code names for the Gilberts campaign that included the seizures of Tarawa and Makin, during the Battle of Tarawa on 20–23 November 1943 and the Battle of Makin on 20–24 November 1943. Operation Flintlock and Operation Catchpole were aimed at capturing Japanese bases at Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and Majuro in the Marshall Islands. Wikipedia

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    The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan. They were the first steps of the drive across the Central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps. The purpose was to establish ...
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  4. history.navy.mil

    Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign, November 1943-February 1944 To open up a second front against the Japanese in late 1943, Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet and Pacific Ocean Areas, Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, USN, organized two amphibious operations in the Central Pacific. The Gilbert Islands were invaded first in November 1943. The Marshall Islands were invaded in late January 1944 ...
  5. military-history.fandom.com

    In the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, from November 1943 through February 1944, were key strategic operations of the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The purpose was to establish airfields that would allow land based air support for the upcoming operations across the central pacific. The campaign began with a ...
  6. en.wikipedia.org

    The Marshalls-Gilberts raids were tactical airstrikes and naval artillery attacks by United States Navy aircraft carrier and other warship forces against Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) garrisons in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on 1 February 1942. It was the first of six American raids against Japanese-held territories conducted in the first half of 1942 as part of a strategy.
  7. Learn how the U.S. Central Pacific Campaign continued with the invasion of the Marshall Islands, a Japanese military base in the western Pacific Ocean, in February 1944. Find out the details of the battle, the casualties, and the significance of the Marshalls for the war effort.
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  8. wikiwand.com

    The Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign were a series of battles fought from August 1942 through February 1944, in the Pacific theatre of World War II between the United States and Japan.They were the first steps of the drive across the Central Pacific by the United States Pacific Fleet and Marine Corps.The purpose was to establish airfields and naval bases that would allow air and naval ...
  9. warhistoryonline.com

    At the time of the raids, the Japanese kept both naval and air forces in the Marshall and Gilberts Islands, commanded by Vice Admiral Shigeyoshi Inoue and Rear Admiral Eiji Goto. Under the command of Vice Admiral William Halsey, Jr., the United States warships carried out two separate raids, each one led by a separate carrier-designated task force.
  10. The Central Pacific Campaign began with the capture of the Gilbert Islands. The Gilbert Island chain is about 1,300 miles northeast of the Solomon Island chain. Here the Japanese augmented their forces, strengthened their positions and developed a centralized and efficient base force command, making the islands more difficult to conquer.
  11. nationalmuseum.af.mil

    Gilbert and Marshall Islands Seventh Air Force B-24s, refueling in the Ellice Islands, first bombed Tarawa and Nauru in the Gilberts in April 1943. In November, following preliminary aerial bombardment by B-24s and carrier-based Navy aircraft, Tarawa and Makin Islands were invaded by U.S. Army forces, respectively.
  12. en.wikipedia.org

    The raid on Makin Island was an attack by Marine Raiders of the United States Marine Corps on the Japanese-controlled Makin Island from August 17-18, 1942. Aims of the raid included destroying local installations, acquiring prisoners of war and military intelligence on the Gilbert Islands, and diverting Japanese attention and reinforcements from the Guadalcanal campaign and battle of Tulagi ...

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