battle, major, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Tinian
Battle of Tinian was a battle fought on 24 July 1944 at Tinian, in what is now United States. It was part of the Pacific War, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 40,000 against 9,000.
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Record
| Date | 24 July 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Tinian, United States 15.000N, 145.633E | |
| Part of | Pacific War (1941 to 1945) | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Result | American victory | |
| Belligerents | United States | Empire of Japan |
| Commanders | Harry Schmidt; Thomas E. Watson; Clifton B. Cates | Kiyochi Ogata; Kakuji Kakuta; Goichi Oie |
| Strength | 40,000 | 9,000 |
| Casualties and losses | Ashore:290 killed; 1,515 wounded; 24 missingAfloat:63 killed; 177 wounded | 5,745 dead; 404 captured; 2,610 civilians dead |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Saipan 1944, 24 km
- Capture of Guam 1898, 198 km
- Battle of Guam 1944, 206 km
- Battle of Iwo Jima 1945, 1177 km
- Battle for Outpost Vegas 1953, 1177 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Philippine Sea 19 June 1944
- After: Battle of Angaur 15 September 1944
- All 71 engagements of Pacific War
Elsewhere in 1944
- Normandy landings France
- Battle of Monte Cassino Italy
- Liberation of Paris France
- Battle of Aachen Germany
- Siege of Budapest Hungary
Battle of Tinian is one of 1,912 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 1,031 in present-day United States.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q176915, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tinian, revision 1385684723, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.