Invasion of Tinian

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World War II battle military operation

The Invasion of Tinian was a major World War II amphibious assault in July–August 1944 in the Mariana Islands, where U.S. forces captured the island from Japan and later used it as a key base for B-29 bomber operations against the Japanese mainland.

Aliases (2)

Battle of Tinian ×10
United States capture of Tinian ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II battle → military operation →
belligerent	Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → United States Marine Corps → United States Navy →
campaignGoal	secure bases for bombing campaign against Japan →
commander	Harry Schmidt → Holland M. Smith NERFINISHED → Kakuji Kakuta NERFINISHED → Kiyochi Ogata NERFINISHED →
conflict	World War II →
countryInvolved	Empire of Japan → United States →
date	July–August 1944 →
endDate	1944-08-01 →
followedBy	Battle of Peleliu NERFINISHED →
forceTypeUsed	amphibious tractors → carrier-based air support → naval gunfire support →
isIn	Northern Mariana Islands →
isPartOf	United States island-hopping campaign →
location	Mariana Islands → Tinian →
notableAftermath	construction of North Field on Tinian → construction of West Field on Tinian →
objective	establishment of air bases for B-29 bombers → seizure of Tinian from Japan →
operationType	amphibious assault →
opponent	Japanese garrison on Tinian →
partOf	Mariana and Palau Islands campaign → Pacific War →
precededBy	Battle of Saipan NERFINISHED →
region	Central Pacific →
relatedEvent	Battle of Guam (1944) → Battle of Saipan NERFINISHED →
result	American victory → capture of Tinian by the United States →
startDate	1944-07-24 →
strategicSignificance	helped isolate remaining Japanese garrisons in the Pacific → provided large airfields close to Japan →
theater	Pacific Theater of Operations →
timePeriod	1944 →
usedBy	Twentieth Air Force → United States Army Air Forces →
usedFor	B-29 Superfortress operations → staging base for long-range air raids → strategic bombing of Japanese home islands →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Marine Division ("Battle of Tinian") → 4th Marine Division ("Battle of Tinian") → 8th Marines ("Battle of Tinian") →	notableBattle
Holland M. Smith ("Battle of Tinian") → USS California (BB-44) →	participatedIn
Tinian ("Battle of Tinian") →	battle
Operation Forager ("Battle of Tinian") →	componentOperation
2nd Marine Tank Battalion ("Battle of Tinian") →	engagement
Battle of Saipan ("Battle of Tinian") →	followedBy
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ("Battle of Tinian") →	includesBattle
6th Marines ("Battle of Tinian") →	notableEngagement
USS California →	participatedInOperation
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ("United States capture of Tinian") →	result