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Battle of Eniwetok

Battle of Eniwetok was a battle fought on 17 February 1944 at Enewetak Atoll, in what is now United States; it lasted 6 days. It was part of Q2920892. The recorded result: American victory.

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Landing craft pass supporting warships in the Battle of Eniwetok, 19 February 1944.
Landing craft pass supporting warships in the Battle of Eniwetok, 19 February 1944.. U.S. Army, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought17 February 1944lasted 6 days
WhereEnewetak Atoll, United States11.465N, 162.189E
OutcomeAmerican victory
BelligerentsUnited StatesagainstEmpire of Japan
Casualties and losses313 killed; 77 missing; 879 woundedand3,380 killed; 144 captured; 1 naval gun destroyed
Part ofQ2920892

Where it sits in Q2920892

Battle of Tarawa, 1943Battle of Makin, 1943Battle of Kwajalein, 1944Battle of Eniwetok, 194419431944Battle of Eniwetok, 1944
4 placed engagements of Q2920892 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date17 February 1944
to 23 February 1944
PlaceEnewetak Atoll, United States
11.465N, 162.189E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength2 regiments; 22nd Marine Regiment; 106th Infantry Regiment3,500; 9 light tanks; 3 anti-tank guns; 3 naval guns; 4 mountain guns
Casualties and losses313 killed; 77 missing; 879 wounded3,380 killed; 144 captured; 1 naval gun destroyed
Commanders
  • Harry W. Hill (admiral)
  • John T. Walker (USMC)
  • Thomas E. Watson (USMC)
  • Yoshimi Nishida
Battle of EniwetokBattle of Eniwetok100 km11.465N, 162.189E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Eniwetok
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Eniwetok today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2023-10-12. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2023.

The recorded site stands at about 0 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 0 m, 0 m of relief, flat country and today it is 100% water.

water: 100%water 100%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 1 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 1 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

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Elsewhere in 1944

Battle of Eniwetok is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,148 in present-day United States.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1935947, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Eniwetok, revision 1373065109, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.