Engebi Landings

Eniwetok Atoll lies 330 miles northwest of Kwajalein and is the most western island in the Marshalls. The Japanese occupied the 3 principal islands there: Engebi, Parry and Eniwetok. The quick capture of Kwajalein allowed the US command to advance …

1944-02-18

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Eniwetok Atoll lies 330 miles northwest of Kwajalein and is the most western island in the Marshalls. The Japanese occupied the 3 principal islands there: Engebi, Parry and Eniwetok. The quick capture of Kwajalein allowed the US command to advance the date for the capture of Eniwetok Atoll from May 10 to Feb. 17. The barrier islands were attacked one at a time and subjected to heavy bombardment in preparation for the landings. The next morning, the Reserve Group and the men that had not been put ashore earlier in the campaign landed on Engebi. After the first waves of landing crafts reached the beach, the transports moved closer to shore to facilitate the unloading of supplies for the troops. The early waves of heavy bombardment had killed many of the defenders and the assault was met with only light Resistance. The tanks of Fox company raced to the airfield, while Marine tanks with infantry support easily cleared the dug-in Japanese tanks. The two strong points, Weasel and Skunk, on both ends of the island would prove tougher to capture, but soon fell too.

Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands

The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought between 17 February 1944 and 23 February 1944, on Enewetok 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 main islands in the Eniwetok Atoll.

Wikipedia: Battle of Eniwetok

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