What the records say
- When
- 1 Feb 1942
- Kind
- Military operation
- Coordinates
- 10.00° N, 170.00° E
- Description
- 1942 military operation
Marshalls–Gilberts raids
1942 US naval offensive during World War II
The Marshalls–Gilberts raids were tactical airstrikes and naval artillery attacks by United States Navy aircraft carrier and other warship forces against Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) garrisons in the Marshall and Gilbert Islands on 1 February 1942. It was the first of six American raids against Japanese-held territories conducted in the first half of 1942 as part of a strategy.
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