tarawa-makin

• Eigenname für eine Serie von Schlachten des Zweiten Weltkriegs im Pazifik (November 1943), bei der US-Marines nach erbitterten Kämpfen die Inseln von den Japanern zurückeroberten.

A proper noun referring to a series of battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943), where United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting.

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1. World War II BattleC1formal

   A series of fierce battles in the Pacific theater of World War II, fought in November 1943, where U.S. Marines captured the islands of Tarawa and Makin from Japanese forces.

   Schlacht um Tarawa und Makin

   • The Battle of Tarawa-Makin was one of the bloodiest engagements in the Pacific campaign.
   • U.S. Marines faced heavy resistance during the Tarawa-Makin operation.
   • The capture of Tarawa-Makin provided a strategic advantage for the Allies.