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Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps
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On This Day — November 20, 1943 The Battle of Tarawa began — and Japanese air defenses unleashed one of the fiercest AAA barrages of the entire Pacific War. As U.S. Marines stormed Betio Island, they faced not only fortified beaches and machine-gun fire, but some of the densest, most coordinated anti-aircraft fire encountered in WWII. Tarawa’s defenders employed: • 127 mm (5-inch) dual-purpose AA guns • 80 mm anti-aircraft guns • 13 mm & 7.7 mm machine-gun nests • interlocking fire zones designe
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The Battle of Tarawa (1943) tested American amphibious doctrine against fortified island defenses. Heavy losses forced tactical adaptation, shaping future Pacific operations. #WW2 #Tarawa1943 | Upasurikin
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