Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
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| Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign |
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| Makin Raid – Tarawa – Makin – Kwajalein – Truk – Eniwetok |
| Pacific Ocean theater |
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| Midway – Solomon Islands – Aleutian Islands – Gilberts & Marshall Islands – Marianas & Palau Islands – Volcano & Ryukyu Islands |
In the Pacific Theater of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns, from November 1943 through February 1944, were the first offensive operations of the United States Navy and Marine Corps in the Central Pacific. The campaign was preceded by a raid on Makin Island by U.S. Marines in August, 1942.
Japanese bases in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands were the outer perimeter of eastern defenses for the Japanese Empire.
The Marianas campaign followed the following summer.
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