Battle of Angaur

Battle of Angaur
	Part of the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of the Pacific Theater (World War II)
Date	17 September–22 October 1944; (1 month and 5 days)
Location	Angaur, Palau Islands
Result	American victory
Belligerents
United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Paul J. Mueller	Ushio Goto † ; Sadae Inoue
Units involved
81st Infantry Division 321st Infantry Regiment; 322nd Infantry Regiment; UDT 8;	14th Infantry Division 59th Infantry Regiment;
Strength
10,000	1,400
Casualties and losses
264 killed; 1,354 wounded	1,350 killed; 50 captured
	Location within Palau Battle of Angaur (Pacific Ocean)

The Battle of Angaur was a major battle of the Pacific campaign in World War II, fought on the island of Angaur in the Palau Islands from 17 September to 22 October 1944. This battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as Operation Forager which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater of Operations, and Operation Stalemate II in particular.^: 16

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