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The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was an offensive launched by United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 forces against Imperial Japanese
Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945....
 forces in the Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands

The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east....
 and Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
 in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 between June and November, 1944 during the Pacific War
Pacific War

The Pacific War was the part of World War II?and preceding conflicts?that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945....
. The United States offensive, under the overall command of Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz

Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, United States Navy, Order of the Bath was an admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet , for U.S....
, followed the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

In the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns, from November 1943 through February 1944, were the first offensive operations of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Ocean Areas ....
 and was intended to neutralize Japanese bases in the central Pacific, support the Allied
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 drive to retake the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, and provide bases for a strategic bombing campaign against Japan.

Beginning the offensive, United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
 and United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 forces, with support from the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
, executed landings on Saipan
Battle of Saipan

The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific War of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June 1944 to 9 July 1944....
 in June, 1944.






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The Mariana and Palau Islands campaign was an offensive launched by United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 forces against Imperial Japanese
Empire of Japan

The Empire of Japan was a Japanese political entity that existed during the period from the Meiji Restoration in 1868 until its defeat in World War II in 1945....
 forces in the Mariana Islands
Mariana Islands

The Mariana Islands are an archipelago made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the north-western Pacific Ocean between the 12th and 21st parallels north and along the 145th meridian east....
 and Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
 in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
 between June and November, 1944 during the Pacific War
Pacific War

The Pacific War was the part of World War II?and preceding conflicts?that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937 and August 14, 1945....
. The United States offensive, under the overall command of Chester Nimitz
Chester Nimitz

Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, United States Navy, Order of the Bath was an admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet , for U.S....
, followed the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign

In the Pacific Theater of Operations of World War II, the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaigns, from November 1943 through February 1944, were the first offensive operations of the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps in the Pacific Ocean Areas ....
 and was intended to neutralize Japanese bases in the central Pacific, support the Allied
Allies of World War II

The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers of World War II during the World War II. Within the ranks of the Allies powers, the British Empire, the Soviet Union, and the United States of America were known as "The Big Three"....
 drive to retake the Philippines
Philippines

The Philippines, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines, is a country in Southeast Asia with Manila as its capital city. It comprises 7,107 islands in the western Pacific Ocean....
, and provide bases for a strategic bombing campaign against Japan.

Beginning the offensive, United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing Military power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver Marine Air-Ground Task Force....
 and United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 forces, with support from the United States Navy
United States Navy

The United States Navy is the navy of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently has approximately 331,682 personnel on active duty as of 31 December 2008 and 124,000 in the United States Navy Reserve....
, executed landings on Saipan
Battle of Saipan

The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific War of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from 15 June 1944 to 9 July 1944....
 in June, 1944. In response, the Imperial Japanese Navy
Imperial Japanese Navy

The origins of the Imperial Japanese Navy trace back to early interactions with nations on the Asia, beginning in the early history of Japan#Feudal Japan and reaching a peak of activity during the 16th and 17th centuries at a time of cultural diffusion with European power during the Age of Discovery....
's combined fleet sortied to attack the U.S. Navy fleet supporting the landings. In the resulting aircraft carrier
Aircraft carrier

An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a navy force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations....
 Battle of the Philippine Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea

The Battle of the Philippine Sea was a decisive naval battle of World War II, and the largest aircraft carrier battle in history. It was fought between the navies of the United States and the Empire of Japan....
 on June 19 – 20, the Japanese naval forces were defeated with heavy losses to their carrier-borne and land-based aircraft.

Thereafter, U.S. forces executed landings on Guam and Tinian
Battle of Tinian

The Battle of Tinian was a battle of the Pacific War of World War II, fought on the island of Tinian in the Mariana Islands from 24 July 1944 to 1 August 1944....
 in July, 1944. After heavy fighting, Saipan was secured in July and Guam and Tinian in August, 1944. The U.S. then constructed airfields on Saipan and Tinian where B-29s were based to conduct strategic bombing missions against the Japanese mainland until the end of World War II, including the nuclear attacks
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were nuclear warfares near the end of World War II against the Empire of Japan by the United States at the executive order of President of the United States Harry S....
 on Hiroshima
Hiroshima

The Japanese city of is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chugoku region of western Honshu, the largest of Japan's islands....
 and Nagasaki.

In the meantime, in order to secure the flank for U.S. forces preparing to attack Japanese forces in the Philippines, in September, 1944, U.S. Marine and Army forces landed on the islands of Peleliu
Battle of Peleliu

The Battle of Peleliu, codenamed Operation Stalemate II, was fought between the United States and Japan in the Pacific War of World War II, taking place between September and November 1944 on the island of Peleliu....
 and Angaur
Battle of Angaur

The Battle of Angaur was a battle of the Pacific War in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September 1944 to 30 September 1944....
 in Palau
Palau

Palau , officially the Republic of Palau , is an borderless country in the Pacific Ocean, some 500 miles east of the Philippines and 2,000 miles south of Tokyo....
. After heavy and intense combat on Peleliu, the island was finally secured by U.S. forces in November, 1944.

Following their landings in the Mariana and Palau Islands, Allied forces continued their ultimately successful campaign against Japan by landing in the Philippines in October, 1944 and the Volcano and Ryuku Islands
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign

The Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign was a series of battles and engagements between Allies of World War II forces and Imperial Empire of Japan forces in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II of World War II between January and June, 1945....
 beginning in January, 1945.

Books



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  • (Marines in World War II Commemorative Series)


  • Lodge, Major O.R. , Historical Branch, United States Marine Corps, 1954.
  • O'Brien, Cyril J. , Marines in World War II Commemorative Series, Marine Corps Historical Center, United States Marine Corps, 1994.
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