✦ History

Part of World War II

Battle of Guam (1944)

August 10, 1944 · Guam

Result American victory

US forces recaptured Guam from Japan. The island became a major base for the rest of the Pacific War.

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Allies

Axis

Other

United States
Japan
Roy Geiger military commander
Hideyoshi Obata military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
65,787
Deaths
1,760
Civilian deaths
600

Units

III Marine Amphibious Force 3rd Marine Division 1st Provisional Marine Brigade 77th Sustainment Brigade 12th Littoral Combat Team 12th Marine Littoral Regiment 22nd Marine Regiment 4th Marine Regiment 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines
Thirty-First Army (Japan) 29th Division (Imperial Japanese Army) Independent Mixed Brigades