ZONA PERANG (zonaperang.com) – On this day in 1943, U.S. Marines assault the Tarawa Atoll(Operation Galvanic) in the Gilbert Islands. Of the more than 4,600 Japanese defenders dug in on the island, all but 17 are killed in 72 hours of intense fighting. American casualties are also heavy: 1,600 killed, 2,000 wounded. The first time in the Pacific War that the United States had faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing.
Baca Juga : 25 Oktober 1944 Perang Pasifik: Serangan Kamikaze Pertama dalam Perang Jepang-Amerika
