Battle of Saipan order of battle
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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 June 15 and July 9, 1944.
[edit] Imperial Japanese Army
- HQ, 31st Army — Lieutenant General Saito Yoshitsugu
- 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
[edit] United States
- 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 (-)
- 6th Marine Regiment
- 8th Marine Regiment
- 10th Marine Regiment
- 18th Marine Regiment
- Attached units
- 715th Amphibian Tractor Bn (Army)
- 4th Marine Division — Major General Harry Schmidt
- 23rd Marine Regiment
- 24th Marine Regiment
- 25th Marine Regiment
- 14th Marine Regiment
- 20th Marine Regiment
- 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
