U.S. Marines ferried to Saipan. American landing barges, loaded with U.S.
U.S. Marines ferried to Saipan. American landing barges, loaded with U.S. Marines, cut through the surf headed for a beach at Saipan, key Japanese supply center in the Marianas group of the Central Pacific where U.S. forces established a beachhead on June 14, 1944. Less than a week after the initial landings, the American Marines, supported by heavy air and naval action, occupied the entire southern ...
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NIOD Instituut voor Oorlogs-, Holocaust- en Genocidestudies