Battle of Tarawa (Betio)
Kiribati /
Tarawa South /
Bairiki /
Betio
World
/ Kiribati
/ Tarawa South
/ Bairiki
World
Second World War 1939-1945, military, battlefield, historical layer / disappeared object
From November 20th to November 23rd, 1943 the Island of Tarawa/Betio was the site of a pitched and violent struggle between the United States Marine Corps, US Navy and Imperial Japanese Marine and Army forces. When the last shots were fired and the island was declared secure at 04:00hrs on November 23rd, some 4,317 Japanese and Korean soldiers and laborers were dead, and 990 US Marines and 687 US Navy personnel were killed. A Further 2,296 US troops and sailors were wounded.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tarawa
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 1°21'20"N 172°55'39"E
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