Battle of Wake Island
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battle-of-wake-island-186-696373
title:
Battle of Wake Island
text:
The Battle of Wake Island was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on Wake Island. The assault began simultaneously with the attack on Pearl Harbor naval and air bases in Hawaii on the morning of 8 December 1941, and ended on 23 December, with the surrender of American forces to the Empire of Japan. It was fought on and around the atoll formed by Wake Island and its minor islets of Peale and Wilkes Islands by the air, land, and naval forces of the Japanese Empire against thos
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
World War II battle in the Pacific Ocean (1941)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Wake_Island
date created:
2005-03-17T14:36:11Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T21:20:00Z
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13
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