Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio, in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.
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Julian C. Smith
Keiji Shibazaki
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Battle of Tarawa
The Battle of Tarawa was a battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that was fought from November 20 to November 23, 1943. It took place at the Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans died in the fighting, mostly on and around the small island of Betio, in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.
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A Batalha de Tarawa foi um con ...... ena no quadro geral da guerra.
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De Slag om Tarawa was een slag ...... e Amerikaanse soldaten toonde.
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Die Schlacht um die Gilbertins ...... ichern (→ Gefecht um Abemama).
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... guerra mondiale dopo Iwo Jima.
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La bataille de Tarawa (faisant ...... : With the Marines at Tarawa.
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La batalla de Tarawa fue un co ...... concedió la Medalla de Honor.
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The Battle of Tarawa was a bat ...... art of the nation of Kiribati.
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Walki o Wyspy Gilberta – kombi ...... bitych, rannych i zaginionych.
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Битва за Тараву — сражение, пр ...... Битва за ТаравуБитва за Тараву
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タラワの戦い（英語: Battle of Tarawa）は、 ...... は“悲劇のタラワ”（tragic Tarawa）と呼ばれた。
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, sunk 23 November 1943
1,009 killed
1,696 killed
2,101 wounded
687 killed
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United States victory
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14 naval guns
18,000 Marines
2,200 construction laborers (1,000 Japanese and 1,200 Korean)
2,619 troops,
35,000 troops,
40 artillery pieces
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Brig. Gen. Leo D. Hermle
Colonel Merritt A. Edson
Lt Alexander Bonnyman and his ...... e Medal of Honor posthumously.
Maj. Gen. Holland M. Smith
Maj. Gen. Julian C. Smith
Rear Adm. Richmond Kelly Turner
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Last week some 2,000 or 3,000 ...... eau Wood. The name was Tarawa.
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A Batalha de Tarawa foi um con ...... ena no quadro geral da guerra.
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De Slag om Tarawa was een slag ...... ereid, en ze vochten bijna tot
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Die Schlacht um die Gilbertins ...... rineinfanteristen, die auf bei
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Il template {{Coord}} ha risco ...... icità delle difese nipponiche.
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La bataille de Tarawa (faisant ...... les Gilbert dans le Pacifique.
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La batalla de Tarawa fue un co ...... a región central del Pacífico.
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The Battle of Tarawa was a bat ...... eme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.
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Walki o Wyspy Gilberta – kombi ...... m o około 1200 mil atolu Truk.
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Битва за Тараву — сражение, пр ...... ийся на нём японский гарнизон.
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タラワの戦い（英語: Battle of Tarawa）は、 ...... は“悲劇のタラワ”（tragic Tarawa）と呼ばれた。
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Bataille de Tarawa
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Batalha de Tarawa
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Batalla de Tarawa
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Battaglia di Tarawa
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Battle of Tarawa
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Schlacht um die Gilbertinseln
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Slag om Tarawa
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Walki o Wyspy Gilberta
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Битва за Тараву
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タラワの戦い
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