Battle of Saipan (1944)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Battle_of_Saipan_(1944)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties Japan: ~29,000 killed, ~921 prisoners
United States: ~3,426 killed, ~13,099 wounded
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Yoshitsugu_Saito
gptkb:Holland_Smith
gptkbp:endDate 1944-07-09
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Guam_(1944)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Saipan (1944)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkb:Saipan
gptkbp:notableEvent civilian mass suicides
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:2nd_Marine_Division
gptkb:4th_Marine_Division
gptkb:27th_Infantry_Division_(US_Army)
gptkb:43rd_Division_(Imperial_Japanese_Army)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Operation_Forager
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Biak
gptkbp:result American victory
gptkbp:significance Allowed US to build airfields for B-29 bombers
Contributed to fall of Tojo government in Japan
gptkbp:startDate 1944-06-15
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Saipan,_Northern_Mariana_Islands
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6