Battle of the Marshall Islands
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The Battle of the Marshall Islands was a major World War II Pacific campaign in early 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held atolls, breaking through Japan’s outer defensive perimeter and enabling further advances toward the Western Pacific.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of the Marshall Islands canonical | 2 |
| Invasion of the Marshall Islands | 1 |
| United States captured Kwajalein Atoll | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Flintlock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commanderForJapan |
Monzo Akiyama
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ⓘ
Shigeyoshi Inoue NERFINISHED ⓘ Yoshimi Nishida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderForUnitedStates |
Charles H. Corlett
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ⓘ
Chester W. Nimitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Holland M. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond A. Spruance NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond K. Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Fifth Fleet of the United States Navy
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ⓘ
United States Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| consequence |
collapse of Japanese outer defensive ring in the Central Pacific
ⓘ
establishment of U.S. air and naval bases in the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| dateContext | early 1944 ⓘ |
| enabledOperation |
strategic bombing operations deeper into Japanese-held territory
ⓘ
subsequent invasions of the Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| endDate | 1944-02-23 ⓘ |
| feature |
carrier-based air strikes
ⓘ
extensive naval gunfire support ⓘ large-scale amphibious landings ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mariana and Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedAtoll |
Eniwetok Atoll
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Kwajalein Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Majuro Atoll NERFINISHED ⓘ Roi-Namur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIsland |
Engebi Island
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Eniwetok Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Kwajalein Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Parry Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Central Pacific Ocean
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Marshall Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
breach of Japan’s outer defensive perimeter in the Central Pacific
ⓘ
seizure of key Japanese-held atolls in the Marshall Islands ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
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ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Tarawa
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ⓘ
Gilbert Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | United States victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1944-01-31 ⓘ |
| strategy |
bypassing heavily fortified Japanese bases
ⓘ
island hopping ⓘ |
| theater | Central Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Invasion of the Marshall Islands
this entity surface form:
United States captured Kwajalein Atoll