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.

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Japanese attack on Guam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific War battle
battle
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Guam NERFINISHED
belligerentStrength overwhelming Japanese invasion force
small American garrison
campaign Japanese conquest of American and Allied Pacific possessions NERFINISHED
characteristic Japanese amphibious assault
brief engagement
civilianAuthority U.S. Naval Governor of Guam
combatant Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
Guam Insular Force Guard NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED
United States Armed Forces NERFINISHED
United States Marine Corps NERFINISHED
United States Navy NERFINISHED
conflictIn World War II NERFINISHED
consequence U.S. prisoners of war taken by Japan on Guam
end of American control of Guam until 1944
countryInvolved Empire of Japan NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1941-12-08
1941-12-10
endDate 1941-12-10
followedBy Battle of Guam (1944) NERFINISHED
Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944) NERFINISHED
garrison Guam Insular Force Guard NERFINISHED
United States Marine Corps detachment on Guam NERFINISHED
United States Navy personnel on Guam
hasOccupationPeriod Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944) NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 20th century
isEngagementOf Guam campaign of World War II NERFINISHED
isPartOf early Japanese offensives in the Pacific
location Guam NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
outcome Capture of Guam by Japan
partOf Japanese invasion of the Philippines and Guam campaign NERFINISHED
Pacific War
precededBy Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Battle of Wake Island NERFINISHED
Japanese invasion of the Philippines NERFINISHED
result Japanese occupation of Guam NERFINISHED
Japanese victory
startDate 1941-12-08
strategicImportance control of Guam in the western Pacific
theater Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED
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 Battle of Guam (1941)
this entity surface form: Japanese attack on Guam