1944 ⟶ Operation Flintlock Begins in the Marshall Islands

Operation Flintlock began, as American forces land on Kwajal...
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1944

🏝️ Operation Flintlock Begins in the Marshall Islands

Operation Flintlock began, as American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. United States troops also invade Majuro, Marshall Islands.⟶
Operation Flintlock Begins in the Marshall Islands (1944)
Operation FlintlockMarshall IslandsPacific TheaterUS offensiveKwajalein Atollisland hoppingJapanese defensesstrategic bombing

🛡️ US Marines Mop Up on Roi and Namur

U.S. Marines mop up on Roi and Namur in the northern part of the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands.⟶
US Marines Mop Up on Roi and Namur (1944)
Roi-NamurMarshall IslandsPacific TheaterUS Marinesisland battlesmilitary operationsKwajalein Atollmilitary victory

💣 American Planes Bomb Eniwetok

American planes bomb Eniwetok in the Marshalls, later to be a major B-29 base.⟶
American Planes Bomb Eniwetok (1944)
EniwetokMarshall Islandsstrategic bombingUS air forcePacific Theaterairbasepre-invasionJapanese defenses

🏝️ US Forces Secure Kwajalein Atoll

Kwajalein, the world's largest atoll and a major Japanese naval base, is secured.⟶
US Forces Secure Kwajalein Atoll (1944)
Pacific TheaterIsland HoppingUS MilitaryNaval BaseAtollKwajaleinMarshall Islands

🇺🇸 US Marines Land on Eniwetok Atoll

American Marines land on Eniwetok.⟶
US Marines Land on Eniwetok Atoll (1944)
Pacific TheaterIsland HoppingEniwetokUS MarinesMarshall IslandsAmphibious Assault

🚢 US Navy Shelling and Bombing in Marshall Islands

U.S. Navy shelling and carrier bombing began in the Marshall Islands, preliminary to invasions the following day.⟶
US Navy Shelling and Bombing in Marshall Islands (1944)
Marshall IslandsPacific TheaterUS NavyBombardmentInvasionMilitary CampaignWarfareIsland Hopping