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Pacific War Milestones, photos, maps -  Palau-Islands, Peleliu
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Captured Japanese map of Peleliu (Palau Islands), defense plan marked with red arrows
 American landing zone at left (reef only visible on map), airfield to the south
 
The plan to protect the invasion of the Philippines from disruptive attacks from the Palau Islands proved both costly in terms of losses and later unnecessary because the invasion was possible earlier.
 
Unique warning sign
 
Marine Corps Corsair from VMF-114 on the way to a further air support mission
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Palau  2 >

 

 
         
         
- All images - unless otherwise noted - US Armed Forces and National Archives via WW 2 Database, own remarks in red color -