Battle of Guam (1941)

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The Battle of Guam (1941) was a brief World War II engagement in which Japanese forces overwhelmed the small American garrison on Guam, leading to the island’s capture early in the Pacific War.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Guam (1941) canonical 2
First Battle of Guam 1
Japanese attack on Guam 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Pacific War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Battle of Guam ⓘ
belligerentStrength overwhelming Japanese invasion force ⓘ
small American garrison ⓘ
campaign Japanese conquest of American and Allied Pacific possessions ⓘ
characteristic Japanese amphibious assault ⓘ
brief engagement ⓘ
civilianAuthority U.S. Naval Governor of Guam ⓘ
combatant Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan

Guam Insular Force Guard ⓘ
linked to: Guam National Guard

Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
conflictIn World War II ⓘ
consequence U.S. prisoners of war taken by Japan on Guam ⓘ
end of American control of Guam until 1944 ⓘ
countryInvolved Empire of Japan ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japan

United States ⓘ
date 1941-12-08 ⓘ
1941-12-10 ⓘ
endDate 1941-12-10 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Guam (1944) ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944) ⓘ
garrison Guam Insular Force Guard ⓘ
linked to: Guam National Guard

United States Marine Corps detachment on Guam ⓘ
United States Navy personnel on Guam ⓘ
hasOccupationPeriod Japanese occupation of Guam (1941–1944) ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
isEngagementOf Guam campaign of World War II ⓘ
linked to: Invasion of Guam
isPartOf early Japanese offensives in the Pacific ⓘ
location Guam ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
outcome Capture of Guam by Japan ⓘ
partOf Japanese invasion of the Philippines and Guam campaign ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Wake Island ⓘ
Japanese invasion of the Philippines ⓘ
result Japanese occupation of Guam ⓘ
Japanese victory ⓘ
startDate 1941-12-08 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of Guam in the western Pacific ⓘ
theater Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
timeRelativeToWar early in the Pacific War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Japanese occupation of Guam → precededBy → Battle of Guam (1941) ⓘ
Declaration of war on Japan → relatedEvent → Japanese attack on Guam ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)
Furutaka → participatedIn → invasion of Guam 1941 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)
Battle of Guam (1941) → alsoKnownAs → First Battle of Guam ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Guam (1941)