D-Day in the Pacific: The Battle of Saipan

List of Maps

maps Map 1. Western Pacific with Mariana Islands inset   8 Map 2. Saipan   28 Map 3. Japanese defense sectors   37 Map 4. D-Day, 15 June   60 Map 5. Positions at close of D-Day   83 Map 6. Positions on 18–21 June   112 Map 7. Positions on 23–26 June   127 Map 8. Positions on 29–30 June   163 Map 9. Positions at time of Gyokusai, 6–7 July   175 Map 10. Saipan and Tinian   207 Abbreviations Used in Maps Symbols within a rectangle indicate a military unit. An X within a rectangle indicates an infantry unit. A dot within a rectangle indicates artillery. The number to the left of a rectangle indicates the unit, and the number to the right of the triangle is the parent unit to which the unit belongs. Two vertical lines above a rectangle indicate a battalion. Three vertical lines above a rectangle indicate a regiment. Horizontal lines connecting two numbers indicate the boundary between two units. xii maps Source for maps: National Archives or Marine Corps Reproduction Department.| | | Unit Division Antiaircraft Artillery Artillery Engineers Infantry Tank Division Unit Size Company Battalion Regiment Brigade Division Corps Examples 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines 14th Marines (Artillery) Boundary between 6th Marines (Regiment) and 8th Marines (Regiment) ...