kwajalein

• Имя собственное, обозначающее атолл в западной части Маршалловых островов, исторически использовавшийся как японская авиационная и военно-морская база во время Второй мировой войны, а позже ставший местом американского десантного штурма в январе 1944 года.

A proper noun referring to an atoll in the western Marshall Islands, historically used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II and later the site of an American amphibious assault in January 1944.

uncountable · proper noun

1. Atoll in the Marshall IslandsB2formal

   An atoll located in the western Marshall Islands, historically used as a Japanese air and naval base during World War II.

   Атолл в Маршалловых островах

   • Kwajalein Atoll was a key strategic location in the Pacific during World War II.
   • The Japanese established a major air and naval base on Kwajalein.
   • Today, Kwajalein is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.

2. World War II BattleB2formal

   An amphibious assault operation in the Pacific theater of World War II, occurring in January 1944, where American forces landed on and captured a Japanese air base on the atoll.

   Битва за Кваджалейн

   • The Battle of Kwajalein was a crucial step in the American island-hopping campaign.
   • American forces launched a massive amphibious assault on Kwajalein in January 1944.
   • The capture of the Japanese air base on Kwajalein significantly weakened enemy defenses.