- Date
- June 15, 1944 – July 9, 1944
- Location
- Saipan, Mariana Islands
- Result
- American victory
- Part of
- Pacific War
- Conflict
- World War II
About the battle
The Battle of Saipan was an amphibious assault launched by the United States against the Empire of Japan during the Pacific campaign of World War II between 15 June and 9 July 1944. The initial invasion triggered the Battle of the Philippine Sea, which effectively destroyed Japanese carrier-based airpower, and the battle resulted in the American capture of the island. Its occupation put the major cities of the Japanese home islands within the range of B-29 bombers, making them vulnerable to strategic bombing by the United States Army Air Forces. It also precipitated the resignation of Hideki Tōjō, the prime minister of Japan. Saipan was the first objective in Operation Forager, the campaign to occupy the Mariana Islands that got underway at the same time the Allies were invading France in Operation Overlord.
From the Wikipedia article “Battle of Saipan”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Result, date and location from the article’s infobox and Wikidata.
