Battle of Kwajalein

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 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.

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1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

Prinz Eugen, 

• The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military page^@
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Location: 8.7167, 167.7333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of Kwajalein

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Frameless

Assault troops await to move inland on Kwajalein

Wounded marine receives blood plasma, during fighting on Namur Island

Kwajalein roi namur landings

Front line of Kwajalein

Fourth Division Marines rush a Japanese blockhouse on Namur Island

Command post on Namur

Wrecked trucks and shattered trees litter Kwajalein, soon after its capture in February 1944.

US Marines in crater on Namur-Kwajalein 1944

Men of the 7th Div HD-SN-99-02846

Japanese facilities on Roi and Namur Islands, Kwajalein Atoll, under attack by planes from Task Force 50

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Kwajalein	United States, battle	Wikidata
link	page		The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military page@		Wikidata
site	shipwreck		Prinz Eugen	heavy cruiser, shipwreck, Admiral Hipper-class cruiser	Wikidata
commons	image		Assault troops await to move inland on Kwajalein		Commons
commons	image		Wounded marine receives blood plasma, during fighting on Namur Island		Commons
commons	image		Kwajalein roi namur landings		Commons
commons	image		Front line of Kwajalein		Commons
commons	image		Fourth Division Marines rush a Japanese blockhouse on Namur Island		Commons
commons	image		Command post on Namur		Commons
commons	image		Wrecked trucks and shattered trees litter Kwajalein, soon after its capture in February 1944.		Commons
commons	image		US Marines in crater on Namur-Kwajalein 1944		Commons
commons	image		Men of the 7th Div HD-SN-99-02846		Commons
commons	image		Japanese facilities on Roi and Namur Islands, Kwajalein Atoll, under attack by planes from Task Force 50		Commons