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On Mon. 17 Aug 1942 211 men of the US 2nd Raider Battalion attacked Ma.....

On Mon. 17 Aug 1942 211 men of the US 2nd Raider Battalion attacked Ma.....
211 men of the US 2nd Raider Battalion attacked Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Islands; it was the first amphibious assault ever launched from submarines (USS Nautilus and USS Argonaut). 9 of the raiders would be left behind by mistake; they were captured, were brought to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, and were executed.

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