Examples of using Gavutu in English and their translations into Serbian
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About 400 on Tulagi. 800 on Gavutu.
In the battle for Gavutu and Tanambogo, 476 Japanese defenders and 70 U.S. Marines or naval personnel died.
Edson(Edson's Raiders), and the 1st Parachute Battalion from Tulagi and Gavutu to Guadalcanal.
In contrast to Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo, the landings on Guadalcanal encountered much less resistance.
During the battle, about 80 Japanese escaped from Tulagi and Gavutu- Tanambogo by swimming to Florida Island.
The hills on Gavutu and Tanambogo were called Hills 148 and 121 respectively by the Americans because of their height in feet.
Operation Watchtower begins the Guadalcanal Campaign as American forces invade Gavutu, Guadalcanal, Tulagi and Tanambogo in the Solomon Islands.
At 10:04, while bombarding Gavutu, a powder charge exploded on San Juan, killing seven crewmen and wounding 11.
Masaaki Suzuki, commander of the SNLF unit,ordered his troops into pre-prepared defensive positions on Tulagi and Gavutu.
The Marine battalion commander on Gavutu radioed General Rupertus with a request for reinforcements before attempting to assault Tanambogo.
The landing force ships split into two groups, with one group assigned for the assault on Guadalcanal and the other tasked with the assault on Tulagi,Florida, and Gavutu- Tanambogo.
To cover the assaults on Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo, U.S. Marines from the 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment made an unopposed landing on Florida Island at 07:40.
Between 21 August and 3 September, he relocated three Marine battalions, including the 1st Raider Battalion, under Merritt A. Edson(Edson's Raiders), andthe 1st Parachute Battalion from Tulagi and Gavutu to Guadalcanal.
The 3rd Battalion began landing on Gavutu at 10:00 on 8 August and assisted in destroying the remaining Japanese defenses on that islet, which was completed by 12:00.
Marines, under the leadership of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift,conquered the Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo Isles, under which the Navy had built a navy and floatplane bases.
At this time,the Japanese forces on Tulagi and Gavutu, a detachment of the 3rd Kure Special Naval Landing Force( SNLF) plus members of the Yokohama Air Group-commanded by Captain Shigetoshi Miyazaki-signaled their commander at Rabaul-Captain Sadayoshi Yamada-that they were under attack, were destroying their equipment and papers, and signed off with the message," Enemy troop strength is overwhelming, We will defend to the last man.".
In command of the 3,000 U.S. Marines set to land on Tulagi and the nearby islands of Florida, Gavutu, and Tanambogo was U.S. Brigadier General William H. Rupertus on the transport ship USS Neville.
At the same time that the landings on Tulagi and Gavutu- Tanambogo were taking place, Allied troops were also landing on nearby Guadalcanal, with the objective of capturing an airfield under construction by Japanese forces.
Marines, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift,captured the islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo among which the Japanese Navy had constructed a naval and seaplane base.
Aircraft from the aircraft carrier USS Wasp dive-bombed Japanese installations on Tulagi, Gavutu, Tanambogo, and Florida and strafed and destroyed 15 Japanese seaplanes floating in the anchorages near the islands.
In the battle, U.S. Marines, under the overall command of U.S. Major General Alexander Vandegrift, successfully landed andcaptured the islands of Tulagi, Gavutu, and Tanambogo among which the Japanese Navy had constructed a naval and seaplane base.
Throughout the night, as the Japanese staged isolated attacks on the marines on Gavutu under the concealment of heavy thunderstorms, Vandegrift prepared to send reinforcements to assist with the assault on Tanambogo.