Assault on Roi and Namur
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Assault on Roi and Namur was a World War II Pacific Theater battle in early 1944 in which U.S. forces captured the Japanese-held twin islands of Roi and Namur in the Kwajalein Atoll of the Marshall Islands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties |
heavy Japanese casualties
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light American casualties relative to defenders ⓘ |
| codeName | Roi-Namur operation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Harry W. Hill
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Holland M. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond K. Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| date |
1944-02-01
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1944-02-02 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Japanese garrison on Namur
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Japanese garrison on Roi ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Eniwetok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Central Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
14th Marines
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22nd Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ 24th Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Marine Division NERFINISHED ⓘ US Navy carrier task forces ⓘ |
| isPartOfAtoll | Kwajalein Atoll campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kwajalein Atoll
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Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Roi-Namur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Namur Island
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capture of Roi Island ⓘ |
| operationType | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Kwajalein
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Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Tarawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Operation Flintlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
provided airfields for further Central Pacific operations
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secured northern part of Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
artillery bombardment
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carrier-based air strikes ⓘ naval gunfire ⓘ |
| tactics |
amphibious landings on multiple beaches
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close air support ⓘ pre-invasion bombardment ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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