1944 - Battle of the Marianas. US forces invade the Marianas. Of the 30,000 Japanese troops defending Saipan, fewer than 1,000 remain a the end. Many civilians are also killed - including about 1,000 civilians who kill themselves by jumping off cliffs.
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