Video: 'WW2: Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands (31 Jan-4 Feb, 1944)'

(Monday, January 31, 1944; during the Battle of Kwajalein, part of the Pacific War during World War II) — U.S. forces today began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Marshall Islands. The Japanese defenders put up stiff resistance, although outnumbered and under-prepared.