Invasion Of Eniwetok
The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific War, Pacific campaign of World War II, fought from 17 to 23 February 1944 on Enewetak Atoll in the Marshall Islands. The invasion of Eniwetok followed the American success in the Battle of Kwajalein to the southeast. Capture of Eniwetok would provide an airfield and harbor to support attacks on the Mariana Islands to the northwest. The operation was officially known as "Operation Catchpole" and was a three-phase operation involving the invasion of the three main islands in the Enewetak Atoll. Background Eniwetok is a large coral atoll of 40 islands with a land area total less than . It has a mean elevation above sea level of and surrounds a deep central lagoon, in circumference. Following World War I, the atoll became part of the Japanese South Seas Mandate. Japan had no military presence until November 1942, when an airfield was constructed on Engebi Island. This was used for refueling planes between Truk and islands to ...
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