Table of Data Points

Tag : Naval

1944-08-151944-09-14Operation Dragoon

The allied invasion of southern France was initiated by an amphibious assault by elements of the U.S. Seventh Army, with a follow-up force made up primarily of the French First Army.

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1944-07-241944-08-01Tinian

The 2nd and 4th Marine Divisions secured the island after nine days of fighting. The gentler terrain made US artillery and tanks more effective. On the last day the remaining Japanese launched a suicide attack.

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1944-07-211944-08-08Second Battle of Guam

As with many of the Pacific battles most of the Japanese defenders refused to surrender. More than 18,040 Japanese troops are killed, 485 surrender.

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1944-06-191944-06-20Battle of Philippine Sea

The Imperial Japanese Navy lose 3 carriers and over 600 aircraft in the largest carrier battle in history. The IJN were unable to replace their losses and at Leyte Gulf, a few months later, their carriers were used solely as a decoy.

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1944-06-19Shokaku sunk

The Japanese carrier Shokaku is sunk by three (or possibly four) torpedos, fired by the US submarine Cavalla (SS-244). Fires started by the explosion proved impossible to control. She sank very quickly, taking 1,272 of her crew with her.

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1944-06-19Taiho Sunk

James Blanchard in command of the submarine USS Albacore manually (the targetting computer had failed) fires a spread of 6 torpedoes at the large carrier Taiho. A single torpedo struct and, as a result of failure to correctly vent fumes, exploded and sunk.

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1944-06-16Counterattack

Buoyed by the promise of the imminent arrival of the combined fleet, Japanese troops counter attack the american beachhead. With overwhelming naval support the attack is repulsed with over 600 Japanese dead.

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1944-06-151944-07-09Saipan

The United States 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and 27th Infantry Division defeated defending Japanese forces from the 43rd Division. The battle ended a suicidal, Banzai charge, that was the largest in the Pacific war.

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1944-06-06D-Day

The largest amphibious invasion of all time, with 175,000 troops, 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships.

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1944-06-06Sword Beach

Stretching 8 km from Ouistreham to Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer it was the farthest east of the landing points, around 15 km from Caen. Initial landings were achieved with low casualties, but British troops ran into heavily defended areas behind the beachhead.

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