Battle of Angaur

The Battle of Angaur was a major battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September to 22 October 1944. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and Operation Stalemate II in particular.

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1944  Wikimedia, Wikidata
battle, United States, 

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Location: 6.9, 134.133, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1944 Battle of Angaur

1944-09-15T00:00:00Z

1944-11-25T00:00:00Z

1944 Battle of Peleliu

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Frameless

Battle of Anguar map

USS Tennessee off Anguar

Soldiers of the 322nd Infantry Regiment, accompanied by Sherman tanks of the 710th Tank Battalion, follow narrow-gauge railroad tracks that lead to Angaur’s phosphate plant and Lake Salome

Bombardment of Anguar

Battle of Angaur map

Funasaka hiroshi (retouched)

Soldiers of the 322nd RCT holding captured Japanese Flag on Angaur Island

Soldier of the 322nd RCT killed on Red Beach during Angaur Invasion

Soldier of the 322nd RCT killed on Red Beach during Angaur Invasion

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Angaur	United States, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1944	Battle of Peleliu	United States, battle, Empire of Japan	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Perry	destroyer, Clemson-class destroyer	Wikidata
commons	image		Battle of Anguar map		Commons
commons	image		USS Tennessee off Anguar		Commons
commons	image		Soldiers of the 322nd Infantry Regiment, accompanied by Sherman tanks of the 710th Tank Battalion, follow narrow-gauge railroad tracks that lead to Angaur’s phosphate plant and Lake Salome		Commons
commons	image		Bombardment of Anguar		Commons
commons	image		Battle of Angaur map		Commons
commons	image		Funasaka hiroshi (retouched)		Commons
commons	image		Soldiers of the 322nd RCT holding captured Japanese Flag on Angaur Island		Commons
commons	image		Soldier of the 322nd RCT killed on Red Beach during Angaur Invasion		Commons
commons	image		Soldier of the 322nd RCT killed on Red Beach during Angaur Invasion		Commons