Operation Galvanic - Battle for Betio Island

DATE: 29/01/2023

TIME (GMT): 19:00

ERA: WW2

MAP(S): Tarawa Betio

TYPE: PvP

GAME: Arma 3

EVENT: Official

AUTHOR(S): Szopix and Vuk for Brothers in Arms

SLOTS: 84 / 104

RATING: (37)

Operation Galvanic was the U.S. invasion of the Gilbert Islands at the Tarawa Atoll in November 1943.

The battle for the Tarawa Atoll was the first American offensive in the critical central Pacific region. It was also the first time in the Pacific War that the United States had faced serious Japanese opposition to an amphibious landing. Previous landings met little or no initial resistance,  but on Tarawa the 4,500 Japanese defenders were well-supplied and well-prepared, and they fought almost to the last man, exacting a heavy toll on the United States Marine Corps. The losses on Tarawa were incurred within 76 hours.

This particular operation follows the 2nd Marine Divisionas they engage in heavy fighting on the small island of Betio which was held by the Japanese 7th Sasebo Special Naval Landing Force. Nearly 6,400 Japanese, Koreans, and Americans perished in the fight for this important island in the extreme southwest of Tarawa Atoll.

You can find a great historical documentary film 'With the Marines at Tarawa' about the undertaking which features colorized video of the battle here.