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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Guam (1944) 6
Invasion of Guam canonical 2
Guam campaign 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II battle ⓘ
amphibious assault ⓘ
military operation ⓘ
aimedAt eliminating Japanese garrison on Guam ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Invasion of Guam ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
belligerent Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
campaign Marianas campaign ⓘ
surface form: Mariana Islands campaign
commander Hideyoshi Obata ⓘ
Roy Geiger ⓘ
Takeshi Takashina ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved Japan ⓘ
surface form: Empire of Japan

United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endDate 1944-08-10 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Angaur ⓘ
Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Guam ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
previousStatusOfGuam occupied by Japan since 1941 ⓘ
relatedEvent Japanese occupation of Guam ⓘ
surface form: 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 ASIATIC PACIFIC CAMPAIGN ⓘ
surface form: Pacific Ocean theater of World War II
typeOfOperation amphibious landing ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

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

USS California (BB-44) → participatedIn → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
Battle of Saipan → followedBy → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
3rd Marine Division → conflict → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
Operation Forager → componentOperation → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
BB-44 → participatedInOperation → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
subject surface form: USS California
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → includesBattle → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → result → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States capture of Guam
Invasion of Guam → alsoKnownAs → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
Invasion of Tinian → relatedEvent → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Guam (1944)
3rd Marine Regiment → notableDeployment → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guam campaign
77th Infantry Division (United States) → engagement → Invasion of Guam ⓘ
this entity surface form: Liberation of Guam