Mariana and Palau Islands campaign

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World War II campaign military campaign

The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was a major World War II Pacific theater offensive in 1944 in which U.S. forces seized key Japanese-held islands to secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan and support further Allied advances.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign canonical	38
Central Pacific campaign	1
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign planning	1
United States captured Roi-Namur	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alliedCommander	Chester W. Nimitz ⓘ Holland M. Smith ⓘ Raymond A. Spruance ⓘ
axisCommander	Chuichi Nagumo ⓘ Hideki Tojo ⓘ Sadae Inoue ⓘ
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
codename	Operation Forager ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
consequence	beginning of direct strategic bombing of the Japanese home islands ⓘ establishment of B-29 bomber bases in the Marianas ⓘ isolation of Japanese garrisons in the central Pacific ⓘ support for the liberation of the Philippines ⓘ
endDate	1944-11-27 ⓘ
includesBattle	Battle of Angaur ⓘ Invasion of Guam ⓘ surface form: Battle of Guam (1944) Battle of Peleliu ⓘ Battle of Saipan ⓘ Invasion of Tinian ⓘ surface form: Battle of Tinian Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ
location	Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ Mariana Islands ⓘ Palau ⓘ surface form: Palau Islands
objective	secure airbases for strategic bombing of Japan ⓘ seize Japanese-held islands in the Marianas and Palaus ⓘ support further Allied advances toward the Philippines and Japan ⓘ
opposingForces	Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
partOf	Pacific War ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific theater of World War II
primaryForces	United States Army ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
result	Allied victory ⓘ Palau Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: United States capture of Angaur Invasion of Guam ⓘ surface form: United States capture of Guam Palau Islands campaign ⓘ surface form: United States capture of Peleliu Marianas campaign ⓘ surface form: United States capture of Saipan Invasion of Tinian ⓘ surface form: United States capture of Tinian
startDate	1944-06-15 ⓘ
strategicSignificance	gave the United States airfields within range of Tokyo ⓘ weakened Japanese naval and air power in the central Pacific ⓘ
theater	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific theater
year	1944 ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Saipan → partOf → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Tennessee (BB-43) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Operation Hailstone → followedBy → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Pacific theater commands → notableOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Central Pacific campaign

Battle of the Philippine Sea → partOf → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Colorado (BB-45) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Hughes (DD-410) → battle → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Anderson (DD-411) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Russell (DD-414) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

BB-43 → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Tennessee

Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas → oversawCampaign → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Morris (DD-417) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Pacific Ocean Areas → notableOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Peleliu → campaign → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Battle of Peleliu

Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign → followedBy → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Invasion of Guam → partOf → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Invasion of Tinian → partOf → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

U.S. Navy Task Force 58 → engagement → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Pensacola (CA-24) → tookPartIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Fighting Fourth → campaign → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: 4th Marine Division

Fighting Fourth → associatedCampaign → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS New Mexico (BB-40) → tookPartIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Idaho (BB-42) → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Island-hopping campaign in the Pacific → notableOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

USS Essex → tookPartIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Navy hull number BB-43 → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Tennessee (BB-43)

CINCPOA → oversawOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Pacific Ocean Areas Command → includedOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

DD-417 → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Morris (DD-417)

Major General Ralph C. Smith → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Ralph C. Smith

Palau Islands campaign → precededBy → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mariana and Palau Islands campaign planning

United States Navy in World War II → majorOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Central Pacific campaign (initial phase) → followedBy → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Operation Flintlock → outcome → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States captured Roi-Namur

Operation Flintlock → followedBy → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

III Amphibious Corps → participatedIn → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Battle of Angaur → partOf → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ

Fast Carrier Task Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet → supportedOperation → Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ