Battle of Eniwetok
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battle-of-eniwetok-204-10731365
title:
Battle of Eniwetok
text:
The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 17 to 23 February 1944 on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The invasion of Eniwetok followed the American success in the Battle of Kwajalein to the southeast. Capture of Eniwetok would provide an airfield and harbor to support attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest. The operation was officially known as "Operation Catchpole" and was a three-phase operation involving the invasion of the three
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1944 battle of World War II's Pacific theater in the Marshall Islands
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Eniwetok
date created:
2003-10-20T12:47:00Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T00:11:34Z
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13
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