Battle Of Saipan

	conflict	Battle of Saipan
	Caption	LVT s heading for shore on 15 June 1944 USS&nbsp''Birmingham'' in foreground the cruiser firing in the distance is ''Indianapolis''
	Date	15 June 1944 &ndash 9 July 1944
	Place	Saipan , Mariana Islands
	Result	American victory
	Combatant1	United States
	Combatant2	Japan
	Commander1	Richmond K Turner , <br/> Holland Smith
	Commander2	Yoshitsugu Saito
	Strength1	71,000
	Strength2	31,000
	Casualties1	3,500 killed <br/>13,160 wounded
	Casualties2	21,000 KIA and <br/>8,000 suicide <br/>921 prisoners

	CATEGORIES ABOUT BATTLE OF SAIPAN

	pacific ocean theater of world war ii

	saipan

	history of the northern mariana islands

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