Operation Flintlock

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Operation Flintlock was a major World War II U.S. amphibious assault to capture the Marshall Islands from Japanese control in early 1944.

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Operation Flintlock canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II amphibious operation
military operation
belligerent Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America
surface form: United States
codeName Operation Flintlock self-link
commander Charles H. Corlett
Chester W. Nimitz
Holland M. Smith
Raymond A. Spruance
Richmond K. Turner
conflict World War II
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1944-02-07
followedBy Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Operation Catchpole
involvedUnit U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment
4th Marine Division
surface form: U.S. 4th Marine Division

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

Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
surface form: U.S. Fast Carrier Task Force

U.S. Fifth Fleet
JapaneseCommander Monzo Akiyama
Shigenori Kuroda
location Eniwetok Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Roi-Namur
objective capture Marshall Islands from Japanese control
secure Kwajalein Atoll
secure Roi-Namur airfields
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
outcome Japanese garrison largely destroyed
Battle of the Marshall Islands
surface form: United States captured Kwajalein Atoll

Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
surface form: United States captured Roi-Namur
partOf Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Pacific War
precededBy Battle of Tarawa
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
surface form: Gilbert Islands campaign
result Allied victory
significance first major U.S. amphibious assault in the Marshall Islands
opened Central Pacific route toward the Marianas
startDate 1944-01-31
strategy island hopping
supportedBy carrier-based air strikes
naval gunfire bombardment
theatre Central Pacific
Pacific Ocean
timePeriod February 1944
January 1944
typeOfAssault amphibious landing

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Battle of Roi-Namur partOfOperation Operation Flintlock
Battle of Kwajalein operationName Operation Flintlock
Operation Flintlock codeName Operation Flintlock self-link
Operation Anvil precededBy Operation Flintlock