Battle of Guam (1941)

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The Battle of Guam (1941) was a brief World War II engagement in which Japanese forces overwhelmed the small American garrison on Guam, leading to the island’s capture early in the Pacific War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Guam (1941) canonical 2
First Battle of Guam 1
Japanese attack on Guam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Guam
belligerentStrength overwhelming Japanese invasion force
small American garrison
campaign Japanese conquest of American and Allied Pacific possessions
characteristic Japanese amphibious assault
brief engagement
civilianAuthority U.S. Naval Governor of Guam
combatant Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Guam Insular Force Guard
linked to: Guam National Guard

Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
United States Armed Forces
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
conflictIn World War II
consequence U.S. prisoners of war taken by Japan on Guam
end of American control of Guam until 1944
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States
date 1941-12-08
1941-12-10
endDate 1941-12-10
followedBy Battle of Guam (1944)
Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944)
garrison Guam Insular Force Guard
linked to: Guam National Guard

United States Marine Corps detachment on Guam
United States Navy personnel on Guam
hasOccupationPeriod Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944)
historicalPeriod 20th century
isEngagementOf Guam campaign of World War II
linked to: Invasion of Guam
isPartOf early Japanese offensives in the Pacific
location Guam
Pacific Ocean
outcome Capture of Guam by Japan
partOf Japanese invasion of the Philippines and Guam campaign
Pacific War
precededBy Attack on Pearl Harbor
relatedEvent Battle of Wake Island
Japanese invasion of the Philippines
result Japanese occupation of Guam
Japanese victory
startDate 1941-12-08
strategicImportance control of Guam in the western Pacific
theater Pacific Theater of World War II
timeRelativeToWar early in the Pacific War

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Japanese occupation of Guam precededBy Battle of Guam (1941)
Declaration of war on Japan relatedEvent Japanese attack on Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)
Furutaka participatedIn invasion of Guam 1941
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)
Battle of Guam (1941) alsoKnownAs First Battle of Guam
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)