United States capture of Angaur
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The United States capture of Angaur was a World War II amphibious assault in September 1944 in which American forces seized the island of Angaur from Japanese control as part of the broader campaign to secure the Palau Islands.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military operation ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Palau campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | Battle of Peleliu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| controlledTerritoryAfter | Angaur under United States control ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | September 1944 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied operations in the Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Allied island-hopping strategy in the Pacific ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | October 1944 ⓘ |
| hasNature | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | September 1944 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| involves |
amphibious landings
ⓘ
ground combat ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ |
| location |
Angaur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caroline Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Palau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army
ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| objective | seizure of Angaur from Japanese control ⓘ |
| opponentMilitaryBranch |
Imperial Japanese Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific War
ⓘ
Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific campaign of 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Battle of Saipan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Tinian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousController | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | American victory ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
secure airfield sites in the Palau Islands
ⓘ
support Allied advances toward the Philippines ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
amphibious warfare
ⓘ
island campaign ⓘ |
| year | 1944 ⓘ |
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