Battle of Saipan

When

15 Jun 1944 – 9 Jul 1944

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

15.18° N, 145.75° E

Description

1944 battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands

War

World War II

1944 battle during the Pacific Campaign of World War II

The Battle of Saipan was an amphibious assault launched by the United States against the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II between 15 June and 9 July 1944. The initial invasion triggered the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which effectively destroyed Japanese carrier-based airpower, and the battle resulted in the American capture of the island.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “WWII: Battle of Saipan: United States forces land on Saipan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “débarquement américain à Saipan, territoire japonais dans les îles Mariannes, qui tombe le 9 juillet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “美国47架重型轟炸機「超級空中堡壘」自成都起飛，轰炸日本東京、門司、八幡、小倉等地。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “米軍がサイパン島に上陸（サイパンの戦い）。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• World War II1 Sep 1939 · World war · Deaths 75,000,000
• World War II in Asia (approx)3 Sep 1939 · Interstate war · Deaths 3,269,818