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AssetID: 122662015 / Datacraft Co Ltd / Banzai Cliff 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 from 15 June-9 July 1944. The Allied invasion fleet embarking the expeditionary forces left Pearl Harbor on 5 June 1944, the day before Operation Overlord in Europe was launched. The U.S. 2nd Marine Division , 4th Marine Division , and 27th Infantry Division , commanded by Lieutenant General Holland Smith , defeated the 43rd Division of the Imperial Japanese Army , commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito . This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.