| NOUN | act | Battle of Wake, Battle of Wake Island | in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines |
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| Meaning | In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines. | |
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| Synonym | Battle of Wake Island | |
| Instance of | amphibious assault | An amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops / troops that are landed by naval ships |
| Part of | World War II, World War 2, Second World War | A war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945 |
| Region | Wake Island, Wake | An island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii |
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