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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Guam (1944) canonical | 15 |
| Battle of Guam | 3 |
| Guam campaign (1944) | 1 |
| World War II battles on Guam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5231472 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Guam (1944) Context triple: [United States Navy administration of Guam, significantEvent, Battle of Guam (1944)]
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Battle of Angaur
The Battle of Angaur was a World War II clash in 1944 between U.S. and Japanese forces in the Palau Islands, fought to secure airfields for the Allied advance toward the Philippines.
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Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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Palau Islands campaign
The Palau Islands campaign was a World War II Pacific theater operation in which U.S. forces fought to capture the Palau archipelago from Japan, including major battles such as Peleliu and Angaur.
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Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
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Invasion of Tinian
The Invasion of Tinian was a major World War II amphibious assault in July–August 1944 in the Mariana Islands, where U.S. forces captured the island from Japan and later used it as a key base for B-29 bomber operations against the Japanese mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Guam (1944) Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Angaur
The Battle of Angaur was a World War II clash in 1944 between U.S. and Japanese forces in the Palau Islands, fought to secure airfields for the Allied advance toward the Philippines.
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B.
Battle of Saipan
The Battle of Saipan was a pivotal 1944 Pacific campaign in World War II in which U.S. forces captured the strategically vital island of Saipan from Japan, enabling direct bombing raids on the Japanese home islands.
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C.
Palau Islands campaign
The Palau Islands campaign was a World War II Pacific theater operation in which U.S. forces fought to capture the Palau archipelago from Japan, including major battles such as Peleliu and Angaur.
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D.
Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
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E.
Invasion of Tinian
The Invasion of Tinian was a major World War II amphibious assault in July–August 1944 in the Mariana Islands, where U.S. forces captured the island from Japan and later used it as a key base for B-29 bomber operations against the Japanese mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pacific War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Alexander A. Vandegrift
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexander Vandegrift
Hideyoshi Obata ⓘ Roy Geiger ⓘ Takeshi Takashina ⓘ |
| conflictIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | Battle of Peleliu ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
over 18,000 Japanese killed
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over 7,000 Americans killed or wounded ⓘ |
| hasCivilianImpact |
Chamorro population suffered displacement and casualties
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linked to:
Chamorro people
|
| hasEndDate | 1944-08-10 ⓘ |
| hasStartDate | 1944-07-21 ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
1st Provisional Marine Brigade (United States)
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linked to:
1st Provisional Marine Brigade
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
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Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Japanese counterattacks including large night assaults
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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
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establishment of logistics base for further Pacific operations ⓘ liberation of Guam from Japanese occupation ⓘ |
| operationName | Operation Forager ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign
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Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Saipan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944)
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linked to:
Japanese occupation of Guam
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| restoredControlTo |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| result |
American victory
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end of Japanese occupation of Guam ⓘ recapture of Guam by the United States ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
provided airfields for B-29 Superfortress operations against Japan
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restored Guam as a major American base in the western Pacific ⓘ secured southern flank of the Mariana Islands ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOnIsland | Guam ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious assault
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jungle warfare ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Guam (1944) Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (20)
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