What was the significance of Tarawa in world war 2?

Answer 1

The Islands of Makin and Tarawa were the objectives of the V- th Amphibious Corps consisting of the Army's 27th Infantry Division and the 2nd Marine Division and was code named Galvanic. Makin was the Army's target and it was defended by about 300 Japanese and 500 Korean laborers. Tarawa's 4,800 defenders were the Marine's objective, and the island was taken with 3,301 casualties including 1,000 killed. There were Japanese and Korean labor survivors. Makin had cost the 27th Infantry 66 killed and 152 wounded and 395 of Makin's defenders were killed. The biggest American tragedy of the Gilbert Islands campaign was the loss of the Liscome Bay, an escort carrier and the 642 sailors who went down with the ship. This was a US victory that the Corps commander said had "no particular strategic importance".

Answer 2

Tarawa was one of the bloodiest battles of world war two but is rarely talked about. The United States Marine Corps and Army were victorious over the Japanese but casualties on both sides were heavy. There isn't enough space here to really get into the details of the battle but if you Google battle of tarawa you will find a great deal of information on it.

Answer 3

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