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World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands.

Historical image related to World War II: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. from January 31, 1944

Kwajalein Atoll

Atoll in the Marshall Islands

Kwajalein Atoll is part of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). The southernmost and largest island in the atoll is named Kwajalein Island, which its majority English-speaking residents often shorten to Kwaj. The total land area of the atoll is just over 6 square miles…
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Marshall Islands

Island country in the Pacific Ocean

The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region of the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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