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.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Tinian	26
Invasion of Tinian canonical	2
United States capture of Tinian	2

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 ⓘ Kakuji Kakuta ⓘ Kiyochi Ogata ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
countryInvolved	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	July–August 1944 ⓘ
endDate	1944-08-01 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Peleliu ⓘ
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 ⓘ
region	Central Pacific ⓘ
relatedEvent	Invasion of Guam ⓘ surface form: Battle of Guam (1944) Battle of Saipan ⓘ
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	Allied operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater of Operations
timePeriod	1944 ⓘ
usedBy	Twentieth Air Force ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedFor	B-29 Superfortress ⓘ surface form: B-29 Superfortress operations staging base for long-range air raids ⓘ strategic bombing of Japanese home islands ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

USS California (BB-44) → participatedIn → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

Battle of Saipan → followedBy → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

4th Marine Division → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Tinian → battle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

2nd Marine Division → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Operation Forager → componentOperation → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

BB-44 → participatedInOperation → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

subject surface form: USS California

8th Marines → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

2nd Marine Tank Battalion → engagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

6th Marines → notableEngagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

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

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

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

this entity surface form: United States capture of Tinian

Holland M. Smith → participatedIn → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Fighting Fourth → battle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

subject surface form: 4th Marine Division

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Fighting Fourth → associatedBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

V Amphibious Corps → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Marianas campaign → result → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States capture of Tinian

Marianas campaign → hasPart → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Island-hopping campaign in the Pacific → notableOperation → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

The Silent Second → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Marine Division

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Follow Me Division → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

subject surface form: 2nd Marine Division

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

2nd Marine Regiment → notableEngagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

2nd Battalion, 8th Marines → engagedIn → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

1st Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

3rd Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

2nd Battalion, 6th Marines → notableEngagement → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Howlin’ Mad → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

subject surface form: Holland M. Smith

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Commander, V Amphibious Corps → notableOperation → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

Battle of Eniwetok → relatedEvent → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian

III Amphibious Corps → notableBattle → Invasion of Tinian ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battle of Tinian