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 USS ''Indianapolis''
	Date	15 June 1944 &ndash 9 July 1944
	Place	Saipan , Mariana Islands
	Result	American Victory
	Combatant1	<center><br> United States
	Combatant2	<center><br> Empire Of Japan
	Commander1	Richmond K Turner <br/> Holland Smith
	Commander2	Yoshitsugu Saito <br/> Chuichi Nagumo
	Strength1	71,000
	Strength2	31,000
	Casualties1	3,426 killed<br/>13,160 wounded
	Casualties2	24,000 killed<br/>5,000 suicides<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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