Operation Stalemate II

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Operation Stalemate II was the U.S. amphibious assault plan in World War II that led to the bloody Battle of Peleliu in the Pacific campaign.

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Operation Stalemate II canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II operation
military operation
belligerent United States of America
surface form: United States
campaign Palau Islands campaign
casualties heavy Japanese casualties
heavy U.S. casualties
codename Stalemate II
commandedBy Lieutenant General Roy S. Geiger
Major General William H. Rupertus
conflict Battle of Peleliu
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 1944-11-27
forceInvolved 1st Marine Division (United States)
surface form: 1st Marine Division

81st Infantry Division
surface form: 81st Infantry Division (United States)

III Amphibious Corps
historicalAssessment often cited as one of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific for its size
location Palau
surface form: Palau Islands

Peleliu
namedAfter anticipated stalemate in the Palau area
notableFor controversy over strategic necessity
high casualty rate among U.S. Marines
intense close-quarters combat
objective secure island of Peleliu
seize Peleliu airfield
operationType amphibious assault
island assault
opposedBy 14th Infantry Division (Imperial Japanese Army)
opposingForce Japan
surface form: Empire of Japan
partOf Pacific War
Pacific War
surface form: Pacific campaign of World War II
plannedBy Chester W. Nimitz
surface form: Admiral Chester W. Nimitz

United States Marine Corps
surface form: U.S. Marine Corps

United States Navy
surface form: U.S. Navy
predecessor Operation Stalemate I
relatedOperation Battle of Angaur
Operation Forager
result United States victory
capture of Peleliu by U.S. forces
startDate 1944-09-15
strategicContext U.S. advance toward the Philippines
U.S. island-hopping campaign
theater Pacific Theater of Operations
surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
year 1944

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Battle of Peleliu operationName Operation Stalemate II
Battle of Angaur operationName Operation Stalemate II