amphibious assault

Noun
  1. An amphibious operation attacking a land base that is carried out by troops that are landed by naval ships (synset 100983455)
    is a type of: amphibious operation - a military operation by both land and sea forces
    specific instances:
    • eniwetok - World War II (February 1944); American infantry landed and captured a Japanese stronghold
    • inchon - a battle in the Korean War (1950); United States forces landed at Inchon
    • invasion of iwo, iwo, iwo jima - a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
    • kwajalein - an amphibious assault in the Pacific in World War II (January 1944); American forces landed and captured a Japanese air base
    • leyte, leyte invasion, leyte island - a battle in World War II; the return of United States troops to the Philippines began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944; the battle marked first use of kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese
    • saipan - US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II
    • salerno - a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943
    • makin, tarawa, tarawa-makin - battles in World War II in the Pacific (November 1943); United States Marines took the islands from the Japanese after bitter fighting
    • battle of wake, battle of wake island - in December 1941 the island was captured by the Japanese after a gallant last-ditch stand by a few hundred United States marines

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