In November, 1943, the USS Enterprise supports a two pronged attack in the Pacific at the WW2 Battle of Tarawa. | HISTORY

190K views · 7.4K reactions | Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps | Facebook

On this day in 1943, U.S. troops stormed the Japanese-held Tarawa Atoll in the Gilbert Islands. The bloody, 76-hour Battle of Tarawa is remembered as the first major American offensive in the central Pacific. For the full story, watch this clip from The Pacific War in Color: Island Hopping. | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation

2K views · 16 reactions | Join us on November 20 & 24, 2018 for a special showing of "With the Marines at Tarawa," the documentary that won the Corps an Oscar. Our curator, Ben Kristy will be sharing information about the movie and showcasing the plaster Oscar that was presented to the Marine Corps in 1945. More info here: https://www.usmcmuseum.com/calendar-of-events.html | National Museum of the Marine Corps | Facebook

8.1K views · 248 reactions | Allied forces uncover valuable artworks and other treasures hidden by Nazi Germany, but one piece in particular has a more symbolic meaning. | HISTORY | Facebook

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Mauri awaits you on Kiritimati Island! With new flight services from Tarawa, travel to Kiritimati has never been easier! Kiritimati is a Pacific Ocean atoll in our easternmost northern Line Islands. The name is derived from the English word "Christmas," written in Gilbertese according to its phonology, in which the combination ti is pronounced s. Kiritimati has the greatest land area of any atoll globally, about 388 square km or 150 square miles. Kiritimati comprises over 70% of the total land a