Battle of Kwajalein

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The Battle of Kwajalein was a major World War II Pacific campaign in early 1944 in which U.S. forces captured the Japanese-held Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, marking a significant step in the island-hopping strategy toward Japan.

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Battle of Kwajalein canonical 14
Battle of Kwajalein vicinity 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
battle
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Armed Forces
campaign Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
surface form: Marshall Islands campaign
casualtiesDescription heavy Japanese casualties
relatively lower U.S. casualties compared to Japanese
commanderForJapan Monzo Akiyama
commanderForUnitedStates Charles H. Corlett
Holland M. Smith
Richmond K. Turner
conflict Pacific War
continent Oceania
countryInvolved Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfMainLandings 1944-01-31
endDate 1944-02-03
followedBy Battle of Eniwetok
Battle of Saipan
forceInvolved 4th Marine Division
surface form: U.S. 4th Marine Division

7th Infantry Division (United States)
surface form: U.S. 7th Infantry Division

U.S. Fifth Fleet
front Central Pacific
historicalPeriod 20th century
isInArchipelago Marshall Islands
isPartOfAtoll Kwajalein Atoll
surface form: Kwajalein Island

Roi-Namur
location Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
militaryBranchInvolved United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
objective neutralization of Japanese base in the Marshall Islands
seizure of Japanese airfields on Kwajalein Atoll
operationName Operation Flintlock
partOf Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
World War II
precededBy Battle of Tarawa
result American victory
startDate 1944-01-31
strategicOutcome U.S. capture of Kwajalein Atoll
strategicSignificance first penetration of the Japanese defensive perimeter in the Marshall Islands
major step in U.S. island-hopping strategy toward Japan
tacticUsed amphibious assault
carrier-based air strikes
pre-invasion naval bombardment
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Theater of World War II
year 1944

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USS Maryland (BB-46) participatedIn Battle of Kwajalein
4th Marine Division notableBattle Battle of Kwajalein
Kwajalein Atoll historicalEvent Battle of Kwajalein
Central Pacific Ocean siteOf Battle of Kwajalein
this entity surface form: Battle of Kwajalein vicinity
Fighting Fourth battle Battle of Kwajalein
subject surface form: 4th Marine Division
Charles H. Corlett participatedIn Battle of Kwajalein
Battle of Roi-Namur precededBy Battle of Kwajalein
Battle of Roi-Namur relatedEvent Battle of Kwajalein
Bayonet Division notableBattle Battle of Kwajalein
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
Hourglass Division WorldWarIIEngagement Battle of Kwajalein
subject surface form: 7th Infantry Division
Battle of Eniwetok precededBy Battle of Kwajalein