Description: Comes with a hand-signed C.O.A.Titled “2ND MARINE DIVISION - FIRE CONTROL MAP” this original, ultra rare, and museum-grade 1944 dated Saipan “RESTRICTED” Saipan map vividly illustrates the intensive planning and operational accuracy that was behind Operation Forger and the U.S. assault on the Mariana Islands from June 15th through July 9th, 1944. Prepared by the 2nd Engineer Battalion, 2nd Marine Division this heavily used map is a very limited print count and was specially prepared for the 2nd Marine Division.The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands in1944 as part of Operation Forager. The assault fleet departed Pearl Harbor on June 5th, 1944, the day before D-Day Operation Overlord in Europe, invading on the island nine days later. The U.S. 2nd Marine Division, 4th Marine Division, and the Army's 27th Infantry Division, commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith, defeated the 43rd Infantry Division of the Imperial Japanese Army, commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saitō. The loss of Saipan, with the losses of at least 29,000 troops, precipitated the resignation of Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tōjō and left the Japanese archipelago within the range of the United States Army Air Forces B-29.
Price: 2750 USD
Location: San Tan Valley, Arizona
End Time: 2024-02-23T03:59:20.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.5 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
Theme: Militaria
Original/Reproduction: Original
Region of Origin: United States
