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The Battle of Saipan was a conflict between the Japanese Empire and the Allied powers that occurred in the Pacific Theater on the 15th of June, 1944. It was crucial for the United States Military to have an airfield on the island Saipan because it was close enough to Japan for B-29 Superfortresses to bomb it. The invasion was commanded by General Holland Smith.

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  • Battle of Saipan
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  • The Battle of Saipan was a conflict between the Japanese Empire and the Allied powers that occurred in the Pacific Theater on the 15th of June, 1944. It was crucial for the United States Military to have an airfield on the island Saipan because it was close enough to Japan for B-29 Superfortresses to bomb it. The invasion was commanded by General Holland Smith.
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Partof
  • World War II, Pacific War
Date
  • --06-15
Commander
  • Chūichi Nagumo
  • Takeo Takagi
  • Yoshitsugu Saitō
  • Richmond K. Turner
  • Holland Smith
  • Matsuji Ijuin
Caption
  • --06-15
Casualties
  • 921(xsd:integer)
  • 3426(xsd:integer)
  • 5000(xsd:integer)
  • 10364(xsd:integer)
  • 22000(xsd:integer)
  • 24000(xsd:integer)
Result
  • American Victory
Place
  • Saipan, Mariana Islands
Conflict
  • Battle of Saipan
abstract
  • The Battle of Saipan was a conflict between the Japanese Empire and the Allied powers that occurred in the Pacific Theater on the 15th of June, 1944. It was crucial for the United States Military to have an airfield on the island Saipan because it was close enough to Japan for B-29 Superfortresses to bomb it. The invasion was commanded by General Holland Smith. By the end of the month long battle, there had been around 3,000 marines killed, 13,000 wounded or MIA, and around 29,000 Japanese troops had been killed. There was also around 20,000 civilian deaths, some due to a mass suicide. Saipan provided the United States with the airfield they had needed and about 4 months after the battle had ended, American bombers could use the airfield. There were other landings in the Marianas that followed Saipan including the Invasion of Tinian.
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