Battle of Tarawa

The Battle of Tarawa was fought on 20–23 November 1943 between the United States and Japan on Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands, and was part of Operation Galvanic, the U.S. invasion of the Gilberts. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died during the battle, mostly on and around the small island of Betio, in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll. At the time, Betio was only 118 hectares.

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1943  Wikimedia, Wikidata
Operation Galvanic
battle, 

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1943 Battle of Tarawa

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Soldiers and supplies on the Tarawa beach

Second wave at Tarawa

Flamethrower in Tarawa jungle

Marines on Tarawa Island

USMC-M-Tarawa-11

Sign on Tarawa

Type 95 light tank Tarawa cropped 1943 127-gr-18-123-64411 001-ac

LVT-2 2

12 Days In Tarawa - Day Five DVIDS310427

USMC-M-Tarawa-p36

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1979	Kiribati	archipelagic state, sovereign state, island country	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1943	Battle of Tarawa	battle	Wikidata
commons	image		Soldiers and supplies on the Tarawa beach		Commons
commons	image		Second wave at Tarawa		Commons
commons	image		Flamethrower in Tarawa jungle		Commons
commons	image		Marines on Tarawa Island		Commons
commons	image		USMC-M-Tarawa-11		Commons
commons	image		Sign on Tarawa		Commons
commons	image		Type 95 light tank Tarawa cropped 1943 127-gr-18-123-64411 001-ac		Commons
commons	image		LVT-2 2		Commons
commons	image		12 Days In Tarawa - Day Five DVIDS310427		Commons
commons	image		USMC-M-Tarawa-p36		Commons