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4 days ago · The Guadalcanal campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal and codenamed Operation Watchtower by American forces, was a military campaign fought between 7 August 1942 and 9 February 1943 on and around the island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theater of World War II.
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May 17, 2024 · Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944), naval battle of World War II between the Japanese Combined Fleet and the U.S. Fifth Fleet. Known as ‘the greatest carrier battle of the war,’ it accompanied the U.S. landing on Saipan and ended in a complete U.S. victory.
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5 days ago · The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after the Empire of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
3 days ago · The battle began on 3 June, when American aircraft from Midway spotted and attacked the Japanese transport group 700 miles (1,100 km) west of the atoll. On 4 June, the Japanese launched a 108-aircraft strike on the island but failed to deliver a decisive blow to the island's facilities.
6 days ago · Marc A. Mitscher. Battle of Leyte Gulf, (October 23–26, 1944), decisive air and sea battle of World War II that crippled the Japanese Combined Fleet, permitted U.S. invasion of the Philippines, and reinforced the Allies ’ control of the Pacific. The return to the Philippines. Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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May 15, 2024 · During World War II, Japan invaded Guam from the Northern Mariana Islands and used Marianan Chamorro as translators with Guamanian Chamorro, creating friction between the two Chamorro communities that continues to this day.
May 9, 2024 · The beautiful island of Saipan, nestled in the Northern Mariana Islands, holds a profoundly rich yet poignant wartime history. This remote paradise was once the stage for some of the fiercest battles of World War II.
