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    Battle of Kwajalein

    1944 battle of the Pacific War

    The Battle of Kwajalein was fought as part of the Pacific campaign of World War II. It took place 31 January – 3 February 1944, on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Employing the hard-learned lessons of the Battle of Tarawa, the United States launched a successful twin assault on the main islands of Kwajalein in the south and Roi-Namur in the north. The Japanese defenders put up stiff resistance, although outnumbered and under-prepared. The determined defense of Roi-Namur left only 51 survivors of an original garrison of 3,500. For the US, the battle represented both the next step in its island-hopping march to Japan and a significant morale victory because it was the first time the Americans had penetrated the "outer ring" of the Japanese Pacific sphere. For the Japanese, the battle represented the failure of the beach-line defense. Japanese defenses became prepared in depth, and the Battles of Peleliu, Guam, and the Marianas proved far more costly to the US. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Wars and conflicts involving the Marshall Islands through their history. Subcategories. This category has only the following subcategory. W. Marshall Islands in World War II (8 P) This page was last edited on 26 May 2024, at 18:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
  3. en.wikipedia.org

    Kwajalein Atoll is in the heart of the Marshall Islands. It lies in the Ralik Chain, 2,100 nmi (2,400 mi; 3,900 km) southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii at Kwajalein is the world's largest coral atoll and comprises 93 islands and islets; it has a land area of 1,560 acres (6.33 km 2) [1]: 12 and surrounds one of the largest lagoons in the world, measuring 324 mi 2 (839 km 2) in size.
  4. Contributor: C. Peter Chen ww2dbase German purchased the Marshall Islands from Spain in 1899, and subsequently administered the islands as parts of German New Guinea, with a provincial capital at Jaluit. In 1914, during WW1, Japanese forces captured Eniwetok and Jaluit atolls. At the end of WW1, Japan was given mandate of all German possessions in the Pacific Ocean north of the Equator; Japan ...
  5. history.navy.mil

    Invasion of the Marshall Islands: January 31-February 23, 1944 Following the Gilbert Islands Campaign, the Marshall Islands Campaign consisted of two separate invasions of the Kwajalein and Eniwetok Atoll Groups. Beginning on January 31, 1944 with the landings at Kwajalein, the campaign was declared secure at Eniwetok on February 22. The landing forces met with light, but determined resistance ...
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  7. marshall.csu.edu.au

    Aircraft from carrier task group (Rear Adm. S. P. Ginder) bomb enemy installations on Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands; similar strikes are made on 11 and 12 February. 12 February 1944 Marines land on Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands; this begins a series of "mopping-up" operations in minor Atolls of the Marshall Islands.
  8. historycollection.com

    The US began to seize islands in the Central Pacific Region in the Fall of 1943. The conquest of the Gilbert Islands allowed the US to prepare for an invasion of the Marshall Islands. The American plan to seize the islands were known as Operation Flintlock. The invasion force set out from Pearl Harbor in January 22 nd 1944. In total, over ...
  9. en.wikipedia.org

    Marshall Islands in World War II — part of the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II; Pages in category "Marshall Islands in World War II" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Battle of Eniwetok; Battle of Kwajalein;
  10. 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 ...
  11. military-history.fandom.com

    in: Wars by country, History of the Marshall Islands, Foreign relations of the Marshall Islands, Wars involving the states and peoples of Oceania Wars involving the Marshall Islands Category page
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