ペリリューの戦い
[b]The Battle of Peleliu[/b], codenamed [b]Operation Stalemate II[/b] by the US [[military]], was fought between the [[United States]] and [[Japan]] during the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign of [[World War II]], from 15 September to 27 November 1944, on the [[island]] of Peleliu.

US Marines of the 1st Marine Division and then soldiers of the US Army's 81st Infantry Division fought to capture an airfield on the small coral island of Peleliu. The battle was part of a larger offensive campaign known as [b]Operation Forager[/b], which ran from June to November 1944 in the Pacific Theater.

It ended in a very costly American [[victory]].

The battle is extensively featured in the American historical [[war]] drama series, [[The Pacific]].
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