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Tag : Marshall Islands

1944-02-171944-02-23Battle of Eniwetok Atoll

Supported by the successful a carrier strike against the Japanese base at Truk (Operation Hailstone), US troops invade and capture Eniwetok Atoll. The harbour and airfield were important for subsequent attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest.

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1944-01-311944-02-03Battle of Kwajalein

American forces land and defeat Japanese defenders of Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. U.S. troops overcame the beach line defense and subsequent islands were defended in depth, with many more casualties.

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1944-01-30Majuro

U.S. Troops invade and occupy the previously Japanese held island.

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