6.4K views · 67 reactions | #OTD in 1943, the Battle of Tarawa began. This scene from the Academy Award winning documentary "With the Marines at Tarawa" of @Marines firing on Japanese soldiers in the open is believed to be the only combat footage that captures American and Japanese individuals in the same frame | U.S. Naval Institute | Facebook

Seventy-six years ago today, the Marines landed at Tarawa. During this three-day battle, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps lost more than 1,600 men. Today, we honor them. | U.S. Marine Corps

31K views · 1.6K reactions | In November, 1943, the Japanese commander at Tarawa said it would take 100 years and 1 million men to conquer the Pacific atoll. It took the U.S. Marine Corps just three days in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

13K views · 789 reactions | On Nov. 20, 1943, U.S. Marines and sailors with the 2nd Marine Division commenced the Battle of Tarawa, a major offensive during #WWII. The ensuing 76-hour fight saw unprecedented bloodshed for both U.S. and Japanese forces. The U.S. emerged victorious, however, and would eventually defeat the Japanese in the Pacific in August 1945. | U.S. Department of War | Facebook

244K views · 11K reactions | And the Oscar goes to...the Marine...