Battle of Saipan order of battle
Battle of Saipan order of battle is a description of the major ground combat formations that participated in the Battle of Saipan during World War II. The battle took place between 15 June and 9 July 1944.
Imperial Japanese Army
- HQ, 31st Army — Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saitō
- 14th Independent Mortar Battalion
- 17th Independent Mortar Battalion
- 20th Independent Mortar Battalion
- 115th Airfield Battalion
- 23d Field Airfield Construction Unit
- Miscellaneous straggler units
- 43rd Division
- 118th Infantry Regiment
- 135th Infantry Regiment
- 136th Infantry Regiment
- Divisional support
- 47th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment
- 3rd Battalion, 9th Independent Mixed Brigade
- 3rd Independent Mountain Artillery Regiment
- 9th Tank Regiment (-)
- 25th Antiaircraft Artillery Regiment
- Miscellaneous units
- 316th Independent Infantry Battalion
- 317th Independent Infantry Battalion
- 318th Independent Infantry Battalion
United States
- V Amphibious Corps — Lieutenant General Holland M. Smith
- XXIV Corps Artillery — Brigadier General Arthur M. Harper
- 1st Provisional Gun Group
- 225th Field Artillery Howitzer Group
- 2nd Marine Division — Major General Thomas E. Watson
- 2nd Marine Regiment — (Colonel Walter J. Stuart)
- 6th Marine Regiment — (Colonel James P. Riseley)
- 8th Marine Regiment — (Colonel Clarence R. Wallace)
- 10th Marine Regiment — (Colonel Raphael Griffin)
- 18th Marine Regiment — (Lieutenant Colonel Ewart S. Laue)
- Attached units
- 1st Battalion 29th Marine Regiment [1]
- 715th Amphibian Tractor Bn (Army)
- 4th Marine Division — Major General Harry Schmidt
- 14th Marine Regiment — (Colonel Louis G. DeHaven)
- 20th Marine Regiment — (Lieutenant Colonel Nelson K. Brown)
- 23rd Marine Regiment — (Colonel Louis R. Jones)
- 24th Marine Regiment — (Colonel Franklin A. Hart)
- 25th Marine Regiment — (Colonel Merton J. Batchelder)
- Attached units
- 708th Amphibian Tank Bn (Army)
- 773rd Amphibian Tractor Bn (Army)
- 534th Amphibian Tractor Bn (Army)
- 27th Infantry Division — Major General Ralph C. Smith
- 105th Infantry Regiment
- 106th Infantry Regiment
- 165th Infantry Regiment
- 104th Field Artillery Battalion
- 105th Field Artillery Battalion
- 106th Field Artillery Battalion
- 249th Field Artillery Battalion
- 102nd Engineer Combat Battalion
- 502nd Engineer Combat Battalion
- Attached units
External links
- Appendix A - Tactical Units of Northern Troops and Landing Force on Saipan
- Appendix C - Japanese Order of Battle on Saipan
Notes
- ↑ "FOLLOW ME" The Story of the 2nd Marine Division in WWII. "D Day in the Pacific" by Harold J Goldberg
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