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New page: '''Wake Island''' is a small island in the Pacific Ocean, part of the Wake Atoll and an unincorporated territory of the United States. It comprises three separate islets around a c...
'''Wake Island''' is a small island in the [[Pacific Ocean]], part of the Wake Atoll and an unincorporated territory of the [[United States]]. It comprises three separate islets around a central lagoon, and has a total land area of 1,821 acres. It has no indigenous population but has US Army and Air Force garrisons.
The Battle of Wake Island in the [[Second World War]] lasted from 8 December 1941 to 23 December 1941, when the US defenders - Marines and Naval personnel supplemented by civilian volunteers - were overwhelmed by greatly superior Japanese forces following a heroic defence.
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Second World War]]
The Battle of Wake Island in the [[Second World War]] lasted from 8 December 1941 to 23 December 1941, when the US defenders - Marines and Naval personnel supplemented by civilian volunteers - were overwhelmed by greatly superior Japanese forces following a heroic defence.
[[Category:Islands]]
[[Category:Second World War]]