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A February 1944 photograph showing the naval and air bombardment of Japanese defensive positions which preceded a US amphibious attack on the island of Engebi in the Marshall Islands. Part of the Gilbert and Marshall Islands Campaign (November 1943 - February 1944) in the Pacific War of WWII (1939-45).
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Navy, U. (2026, August 18). US Strikes on Engebi, 1944. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/
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Navy, US. "US Strikes on Engebi, 1944." World History Encyclopedia, August 18, 2026. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22044/us-strikes-on-engebi-1944/.
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