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Japanese-occupied Gilbert Islands
ギルバート諸島
Girubāto-shotō
1941–1943
Flag of
Flag of the Empire of Japan
Imperial Seal of
Imperial Seal
StatusMilitary occupation by the Empire of Japan
Common languagesJapanese
Gilbertese
Historical eraWorld War II
• Occupation of Makin
9 December 1941
• American troops land on Tarawa
20 November 1943
• Occupation of Ocean Island ends
21 August 1945
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Gilbert and Ellice Islands Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands
Today part ofKiribati

The Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands was the period in the history of Kiribati between 1941 and 1945 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied the Gilbert Islands during World War II, in the Pacific War theatre.

From 1941 to 1943, Imperial Japanese Navy forces occupied the islands, and from 1942 until 1945 Ocean Island which was home to the headquarters of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony (GEIC).[1]

  1. ^ Macdonald, B. K. (1982). Cinderellas of the Empire: Towards a History of Kiribati and Tuvalu, Australian National University Press, Canberra.

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