Battle of Saipan

Deutsch: Die Schlacht um Saipan war eine größere Schlacht im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Sie fand bei der Eroberung der Marianen-Inseln durch die US-Marines auf der Hauptinsel Saipan statt.

English: The Battle of Saipan was fought between the United States and Japan in June 1944, during the Pacific Campaign of World War II.

Maps

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  Map of the battle of Saipan
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  Map of the battle of Saipan
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  Saipan and Tinian Islands

The Battle

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  LVTs going in at the battle of Saipan, 15 June 1944. Ship in foreground is USS Birmingham (CL-62); the cruiser firing in the distance is USS Indianapolis (CA-35)
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  Landing craft with battle ready troops move towards Saipan beachhead
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  The first wave of Marines on Saipan
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  Marines of the first wave, landing on the beach at Saipan, crawl forward for protective covering while waiting for additional waves of green garbed Leatherneck fighters to land
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  Beach assault, Saipan, June 1944
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  Saipan. Landing craft headed for the beach. June 15, 1944
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  On Saipans beachhead, two Marines keep down low while they crawl to their positions for Japanese fire is whining overhead - in the background - LVT(A)-4
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  Red Beach #2 at 1300 Dday
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  The first rays of the morning sun show Marines digging in on the beach at Saipan
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  Marines dig in after hitting the beach. Taking cover from the Japanese snipers until they can eliminate them
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  Saipan. Unloading trucks at the temporary pier created at the beachhead from pontoon barges. June 1944
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  U.S. soldier pausing for a break while sitting on an unexploded 16 inch naval shell, at Saipan 1944.
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  U.S. M3 37 mm gun crew in combat. Notice bullet holes in its armor.
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  With star shells flaring overhead oil tanks in the city of Garapan on the island of Saipan burn through the night after a combined shelling from the sea and air. These fires burned for three days
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  Marine infantrymen move fast to take up new positions in Garapan, principal city of Saipan
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  Marines enter a wrecked building in Garapan, principal city of Saipan to clean out Japanese snipers hidden in the rubble
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  Through the streets of Garapan these Marines move their 37mm gun into position. In the background can be seen one of the few buildings in the city which has not been completely destroyed. July 2, 1944
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  These marines were in good spirits as they moved through the ruins of Garapan on up to the front lines to help wind up the battle of Saipan island. July 6, 1944
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  Burning Japanese barges and boats. These enemy vessels burn at their anchorage in the boat basin just north of the Marianas capital city of Garapan, Saipan, after American guns had barked
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  An oil dump goes up near an armored bulldozer which is clearing the street of Garapan of debris which was once the Japanese city. July 7, 1944
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  Marines take cover behind one of their medium tanks while cleaning out the northern north end of the island of Saipan. July 8, 1944
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  Demolition team blows cave hideouts in Saipan. 1944.
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  Tank-mounted flamethrower incinerates a Japanese pillbox on Saipan. June 1944.
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  A Marine with a flamethrower routes out Japanese from their cave strongholds at the northern end of the island during the final fighting for the island of Saipan. July 12, 1944
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  Using every available means of transporting supplies to the front lines on Saipan, these Marines loaded this ox-cart but had to use a lot of persuasion and a little teamwork to get the ox underway
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  A U.S. soldier helps Saipanese civilians. June 1944.
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  A U.S. soldier retrieves a living baby from a cave full of corpses. June 1944.
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  Saipanese civilians that committed suicide from the cliffs of the island
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  His bayoneted rifle marking the spot for burial detail, the poncho covered form of a Marine lies on a Saipan battlefield
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  The Navy vessels off the coast of Saipan
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  Burial at see for soldiers that fell on the island of Saipan
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  Navajo Code Talkers, Saipan, June 1944
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  Marines fire captured mountain gun during the attack on Garapan, 21 June 1944.
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  Army reinforcements arrive on Saipan
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  Isley Field mid 1945