Operation Flintlock

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Operation Flintlock was a major World War II U.S. amphibious assault to capture the Marshall Islands from Japanese control in early 1944.

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Operation Flintlock canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II amphibious operation
military operation
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States
codeName Operation Flintlock
commander Charles H. Corlett
Chester W. Nimitz
Holland M. Smith
Raymond A. Spruance
Richmond K. Turner
conflict World War II
country United States
endDate 1944-02-07
followedBy Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Operation Catchpole
involvedUnit U.S. 22nd Marine Regiment
U.S. 4th Marine Division
linked to: 4th Marine Division

U.S. 7th Infantry Division
U.S. Fast Carrier Task Force
U.S. Fifth Fleet
JapaneseCommander Monzo Akiyama
Shigenori Kuroda
location Eniwetok Atoll
Kwajalein Atoll
Marshall Islands
Roi-Namur
objective capture Marshall Islands from Japanese control
secure Kwajalein Atoll
secure Roi-Namur airfields
opponent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
outcome Japanese garrison largely destroyed
United States captured Kwajalein Atoll
United States captured Roi-Namur
partOf Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Pacific War
precededBy Battle of Tarawa
Gilbert Islands campaign
result Allied victory
significance first major U.S. amphibious assault in the Marshall Islands
opened Central Pacific route toward the Marianas
startDate 1944-01-31
strategy island hopping
supportedBy carrier-based air strikes
naval gunfire bombardment
theatre Central Pacific
Pacific Ocean
timePeriod February 1944
January 1944
typeOfAssault amphibious landing

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Battle of Roi-Namur partOfOperation Operation Flintlock
Battle of Kwajalein operationName Operation Flintlock
Operation Flintlock codeName Operation Flintlock
Operation Anvil precededBy Operation Flintlock