Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Muna November 1942, vaJapan vakavaka nhandare yendege paEngebi Island. Sezvavakanga vachishandisa bedzi nokuda kwokuzadzazve ndege pakati peTruk nezvitsuwa zviri kumabvazuva, hapana vashandi vomumhepo vakanga vakagoverwa ikoko uye chitsuwa chacho chakanga chine dziviriro dzokufananidzira bedzi. Apo maGilberts akawira kuUnited States, Mauto eJapan Imperial akapa kudzivirirwa kweatoll ku1st Amphibious Brigade, yakaumbwa kubva ku3rd Independent Garrison, iyo yakanga yakambomiswa muManchukuo. 1st Amphibious Brigade yakasvika pana January 4, 1944. Vanenge 2 586 vevarume vayo 3 940 vakasara kuti vadzivirire Eniwetok Atoll, vakawedzerwa navashandi veendege, vashandi vehurumende, uye vashandi. Zvisinei, vakanga vasingakwanisi kupedza masvingo pamberi pokurwisa kweAmerica kwakauya muna February. Mukati memakore akatevera
Hondo yeEniwetok, vaAmerica vakatora Enewetak mumazuva mashanu ekurwisa. Kurwisana kwakaitika zvikurukuru paEngebi Islet, nzvimbo yezvivako zveJapan zvinokosha zvikuru, kunyange zvazvo kurwisana kwakati kwakaitika pachitsuwa chikuru cheEnewetak pachako uye paParry Island, uko kwakanga kune chikwata cheJapan chinonzi seaplane.