Invasion of Guam

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World War II battle amphibious assault military operation

The Invasion of Guam was a World War II American amphibious assault in July 1944 that recaptured the island of Guam from Japanese forces as part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Guam (1944) ×6
United States capture of Guam ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → amphibious assault → military operation →
aimedAt	eliminating Japanese garrison on Guam →
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Guam (1944) →
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Armed Forces →
campaign	Mariana Islands campaign →
commander	Hideyoshi Obata NERFINISHED → Roy Geiger → Takeshi Takashina NERFINISHED →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → United States →
endDate	1944-08-10 →
followedBy	Battle of Angaur NERFINISHED → Battle of Peleliu NERFINISHED →
geopoliticalContext	United States territory of Guam →
hasCasualties	heavy Japanese casualties → significant American casualties →
involvesMilitaryUnit	1st Provisional Marine Brigade → 3rd Marine Division → 77th Infantry Division (United States) → III Amphibious Corps →
isPartOf	Marianas campaign →
location	Guam →
notableFeature	extensive pre-invasion naval bombardment → jungle and rugged terrain combat →
objective	recapture Guam from Japanese forces →
partOf	Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Battle of Saipan NERFINISHED →
previousStatusOfGuam	occupied by Japan since 1941 →
relatedEvent	Japanese invasion of Guam (1941) →
result	American victory → recapture of Guam by the United States →
startDate	1944-07-21 →
strategicImportance	part of securing the Mariana Islands → secured bases for air operations against Japan →
supportedBy	United States Army → United States Army Air Forces → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
territorialChange	Guam returned to United States control →
theater	Pacific Ocean theater of World War II →
typeOfOperation	amphibious landing →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Invasion of Guam ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	alsoKnownAs
Operation Forager ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	componentOperation
3rd Marine Division ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	conflict
Battle of Saipan ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	followedBy
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	includesBattle
USS California (BB-44) →	participatedIn
USS California →	participatedInOperation
Invasion of Tinian ("Battle of Guam (1944)") →	relatedEvent
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ("United States capture of Guam") →	result