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Noun: Battle of Wake Island
  1. In December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines
    - Battle of Wake

Type of: amphibious assault

Part of: Second World War, World War 2, World War II

Encyclopedia: Battle of Wake Island

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