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Operation Flintlock, Marshall Islands 1944 | Northern Defenses | Easy Red 2

2/2/1944 On Namur, the northern defenses were more intricate due to the island’s narrow, elongated shape and denser layout of buildings and supply facilities. The Japanese had dug in around surviving hangars, bunkers, and revetments, creating interlocking fields of fire and a network of underground shelters that allowed small groups to fight almost independently. As Marines advanced from the southern and central parts of the island, these northern positions were cleared through coordinated infantry assaults supported by tanks and engineers. Even at this late stage, defenders launched desperate counterattacks and sniper fire from hidden positions, but by midday of 2 February, all northern defenses had been neutralized. The elimination of these positions marked the complete collapse of organized Japanese resistance on Roi-Namur and secured the atoll for American use as a forward base in the Central Pacific campaign.