Battle of Guam

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Guam

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties	Japan: ~18,000 killed, ~485 captured United States: ~1,747 killed, ~6,053 wounded
gptkbp:combatant	gptkb:Empire_of_Japan gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Roy_Geiger gptkb:Takeshi_Takashina
gptkbp:date	July 21, 1944 – August 10, 1944
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Peleliu
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Battle of Guam
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Guam
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:1st_Provisional_Marine_Brigade gptkb:77th_Infantry_Division gptkb:Japanese_29th_Division gptkb:3rd_Marine_Division
gptkbp:operator	gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkbp:partOf	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:First_Battle_of_Guam_(1941)
gptkbp:result	Allied victory
gptkbp:significance	Recapture of Guam by Allied forces Strategic airfield for Allied operations
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:USS_Princeton_(CVL-23) gptkb:Mariana_Islands gptkb:Battle_of_Saipan gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer gptkb:Battle_of_Tinian gptkb:Desmond_Doss gptkb:Fifth_Amphibious_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5