Kwajalien

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Kwajalien

Atoll in the Marshall Islands; held by the Japanese in World War II. When it was attacked and taken by US troops in February 1944, its garrison of 8,000 men fought so fanatically that there were no survivors.

It was taken by the 4th US Marine and 7th US infantry divisions under General H M Smith on 4 February 1944.

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