Battle of Guam (1944)

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The Battle of Guam (1944) was a World War II campaign in which U.S. forces recaptured the island of Guam from Japanese control, restoring it as a key American base in the Pacific.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Guam (1944) canonical 15
Battle of Guam 3
Guam campaign (1944) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific War battle
battle
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Armed Forces
commander Alexander A. Vandegrift
Hideyoshi Obata
Roy Geiger
Takeshi Takashina
conflictIn World War II
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
followedBy Battle of Peleliu
hasCasualties over 18,000 Japanese killed
over 7,000 Americans killed or wounded
hasCivilianImpact Chamorro population suffered displacement and casualties
linked to: Chamorro people
hasEndDate 1944-08-10
hasStartDate 1944-07-21
involvedUnit 1st Provisional Marine Brigade (United States)
3rd Marine Division (United States)
linked to: 3rd Marine Division

77th Infantry Division (United States)
Japanese 29th Division
Japanese 48th Independent Mixed Brigade
isPartOfOperation Operation Forager
location Guam
Mariana Islands
notableEvent Japanese counterattacks including large night assaults
U.S. amphibious landings on Asan and Agat beaches
mopping-up operations against remaining Japanese holdouts
securing of Orote Peninsula
objective capture of airfields on Guam
establishment of logistics base for further Pacific operations
liberation of Guam from Japanese occupation
operationName Operation Forager
partOf Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
Pacific War
precededBy Battle of Saipan
relatedTo Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944)
restoredControlTo United States
result American victory
end of Japanese occupation of Guam
recapture of Guam by the United States
strategicConsequence provided airfields for B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan
restored Guam as a major American base in the western Pacific
secured southern flank of the Mariana Islands
tookPlaceOnIsland Guam
typeOfWarfare amphibious assault
jungle warfare

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Marianas campaign hasPart Battle of Guam (1944)
Japanese occupation of Guam followedBy Battle of Guam (1944)
Roy Geiger battle Battle of Guam (1944)
4th Marine Regiment notableEngagement Battle of Guam (1944)
Battle of Eniwetok relatedEvent Battle of Guam (1944)
III Amphibious Corps notableBattle Battle of Guam (1944)
77th Infantry Division (United States) engagement Battle of Guam (1944)
Roy S. Geiger battle Battle of Guam (1944)
77th Division notableEngagement Battle of Guam (1944)
6th Marine Division (United States) notableBattle Battle of Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1944)
Roy S. Geiger battle Battle of Guam (1944)
Battle of Guam (1941) followedBy Battle of Guam (1944)
Chester Nez participatedIn Battle of Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1944)
3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines conflict Guam campaign (1944)
linked to: Battle of Guam (1944)
Agat wasSiteOf World War II battles on Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1944)
Desmond Doss battles Battle of Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1944)