What is Battle of Guam (1941)?
[[File:Japan Guam Landing 1941.gif|thumb|right|230px|Japanese drawing of landing of troops]] The '''First Battle of Guam''' was a battle fought during the Pacific War in [[World War II]]. It took place on 8 December 1941 on [[Guam]] in the [[Mariana Islands]]. The battle was between [[Japan]] and the [[United States]]. The American forces on Guam were defeated by Japanese forces. The Japanese forces then occupied the island until the [[Battle of Guam (1944)|Second Battle of Guam]] in 1944. {{Guam}} [[Category:Pacific battles of World War II|Guam (1941)]] [[Category:1941]] [[Category:1940s in Oceania]] [[Category:History of Guam]] {{history-stub}}