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Battle of belleu wood |
(666) 6 June 1918 marines fought one of the greatest battles in their history. during WW1 marines crush a German offensive that threatened Paris. France renamed the area the wood of the brigade of marines. German rated the marines "stormtroops" the highest on the enemy scale and gave them the nickname teufelhunden" or devil dogs. |
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Battle of guadalcanal |
(Battle of the first) 7 August 1942 1st marine division lands on the beaches of guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands. This is the FIRST us land offensive in WW2 and the FIRST combat test of the new amphibious doctrine. This provided bases to attack Japanese controlled islands in the pacific to include the othe Solomon islands New Georgia Bougainville and Choiseul. |
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Battle of Tarawa |
(Tar=slow or sumshit) prime objective was tarawa atoll and betio island which had been fortified by Japanese. The Japanese commander said "it would take a million marines 100 years to conquer it". On 20 November 1943 marines Landes and took the island in 76 hours but had heavy losses due to enemy fire and drowning from having to land hundreds of yards off shore due to an extended reef. |
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Battle of Mariana |
(SGT marinara) due to the need for airfields by the air force and advanced bases for the navy the Mariana islands were invaded. Over 136,000 Marines and soldiers landed on Saipan Guam and Tinian during June and July of 1943 led by LT General Holland M. Smith (howlin mad). This was the greatest number of troops led by a marine in the field at the time. |
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Battle of Okinawa |
(Battle of the fool) 1 april 1945 until 22 June 1945 marines took part in the last and largest battle of the pacific crucial for securing vital air bases for the invasion of japanese mainland. 287,00 troops involved Japanese suffered 77,000 casualties and allies received 65,000 including 14,000 dead with 23 medals of honors in the 82 day campaign. |
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Battle of Iwo Jima |
19 February 1945 largest and bloodiest battle all marine battle in history. Marines suffered 23,300 casualties. The capture increased air support and bombing operations against Japanese home islands. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz said " among the Americans who served on Iwo island uncommon valor was a common virtue" in 2007 iwo jima was renamed to iwo to. |
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Battle of chosin reservoir |
November of 1950 marines pushed into north Korea and were cut off by Chinese communist forces. Marines smashed 7 division of a 10 division force. Marines maintained tactical integrity and brought out all operable equipment while properly evacuating wounded and dead. |
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Battle of Hue city |
Vietnamese holiday of Tet in January of 1968 communist launch a surprise offensive by large infiltration of the major population centers of the city. A near division size unit of NVA troops occupied the city and citadel. First time marines fought in built up areas since Korean War. Foregoing heavy artillery to minimize civilian casualties they fought house to house with progress measured in yards. City was secured 25 February 1968. |
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First battle of fallujah |
(444)Operation vigilant resolve was the unsuccessful attempt to capture the city On 4 April 2004 by 1/5 2/1 2/2 and 3/4. 10 April they were still committed to the raging conflict |
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Second battle of fallujah |
Two distinct operationsAl fajr- Arabic for the dawn major success for the Iraqi government and coalition forces. Included 9 US army and marine battalions six Iraqi battalions and attack Aviation from all services. 12000 soldiers sailors airman and Iraqi security forces. Key to success was complimentary war fighting capabilities, single chain of command, advances in technology and unifying vision of liberating the city. Fallujah became the cornerstone of progress in the Al-anbar region. |
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Second battle of fallujah (contd) |
Phantom fury- joint US-IRAQI-BRITISH offensive led by the marine corps. 7 November 2004 regimental combat teams 1 and 7 attacked south into the city supported by army mechanized infantry and cavalry units. The interservice and coordinated air ground approache overwhelmed insurgents. Fighting was house by house rooftop by rooftop. |
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Operation strike of the sword |
Operation Khanjar american led offensive in helmand province in Afghanistan. 4000 marines from 2 MEB with 650 Afghan army soldiers. 2 July 2009 was the largest offensive since battle of fallujah. Biggest offensive airlift since Vietnam. 2/8 2nd LAR and 1/5 |
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Battle of marjah |
(Valentines) Known as operation MoshTarek (Dari word for together). In February 2010 reclaimed a strategic agricultural hub and narco terrorist safe haven in helmand River valley. This tangibly improved the geo political landscape of southwestern Afghanistan. |
