Kampanye militer Kepulauan Mariana dan Palau
Kampanye militer Mariana dan Kepulauan Palau atau juga dikenal sebagai Operasi Forager, merupakan serangan yang dilakukan oleh Amerika Serikat pasukan Kekaisaran Jepang di kepulauan Marina di Samudera Pasifik antara Juni sampai November 1944 selama Perang Pasifik pada Perang Dunia II Serangan Amerika Serikat dibawah komando penuh Chester Nimitz, diikuti dengan kampanye Kepulauan Gilbert dan Marshall dan bertujuan melumpuhkan pangkalan Jepang di tengah Pasifik, didukung oleh Pihak Sekutu untuk merebut kembali Filipina, dan memberikan pangkalan untuk kampanye pengeboman strategis menentang Jepang.
Setelah pendaratan mereka di Pulau Mariana dan Palau, pasukan Sekutu meneruskan kampanye yang akhirnya berhasil melawan Jepang dengan mendarat di Filipina pada Oktober, 1944 dan Pulau Volcano dan Ryuku yang dimulai pada Januari 1945.
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