United States capture of Angaur

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The United States capture of Angaur was a World War II amphibious assault in September 1944 in which American forces seized the island of Angaur from Japanese control as part of the broader campaign to secure the Palau Islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle
military operation
belligerent Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan

United States of America
campaign Palau campaign
concurrentWith Battle of Peleliu
conflict World War II
controlledTerritoryAfter Angaur under United States control
countryInvolved Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States of America
date September 1944
followedBy Allied operations in the Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
geopoliticalContext Allied island-hopping strategy in the Pacific
hasEndTime October 1944
hasNature amphibious assault
hasStartTime September 1944
historicalPeriod 20th century
involves amphibious landings
ground combat
naval bombardment
location Angaur
Caroline Islands
Palau
militaryBranch United States Army
United States Marine Corps
United States Navy
objective seizure of Angaur from Japanese control
opponentMilitaryBranch Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
partOf Pacific War
Palau Islands campaign
Western Pacific campaign of 1944
precededBy Battle of Saipan
Battle of Tinian
linked to: Invasion of Tinian
previousController Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
result American victory
strategicObjective secure airfield sites in the Palau Islands
support Allied advances toward the Philippines
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
typeOfWarfare amphibious warfare
island campaign
year 1944

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Palau Islands campaign result United States capture of Angaur