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Mensaje: <blockquote data-quote="emilioteles" data-source="post: 1684817" data-attributes="member: 3144">The Battle of Saipan. June 15th - July 9th 1944.US Navy Hospital Corpsman with Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment administers blood plasma to a wounded Marine at a typical aid station near the front lines on Saipan, before evacuating him to areas in the rear. Other wounded men wait their turn for attention.Medical Situation on Saipan.It appeared on 26 June that the evacuation situation was rapidly approaching a major crisis. On 21 June Group A transports had retired from Saipan carrying 1,474 casualties, followed the next day by Group B transports127 with 1,400 casualties on board. Hospital ships 'Relief' and 'Samaritan' had departed with 1,355 casualties on 23 June. Transports of the reserve group left Saipan on 25 June with 675 casualties. With this exodus, only the 'Cambria', 'Rocky Mount', two hospital ships ('Solace' and 'Bountiful') and assorted merchant cargo ships remained. The latter ships' capacities were limited due to their lack of medical personnel, and since the 'Cambria' and 'Rocky Mount' were to remain in the area, they could not be used for evacuation purposes. Fortunately, the casualty rate decreased, and no epidemics occurred during the critical period.On June 15, 1944, during the Pacific Campaign, U.S. Marines stormed the beaches of the strategically significant Japanese island of Saipan, with a goal of gaining a crucial air base from which the U.S. could launch its new long-range B-29 bombers directly at Japan’s home islands. Facing fierce Japanese resistance, Americans poured from their landing crafts to establish a beachhead, battle Japanese soldiers inland and force the Japanese army to retreat north. Fighting became especially brutal and prolonged around Mount Tapotchau, Saipan’s highest peak, and Marines gave battle sites in the area names such as “Death Valley” and “Purple Heart Ridge.” When the U.S. finally trapped the Japanese in the northern part of the island, Japanese soldiers launched a massive but futile banzai charge. On July 9, the U.S. flag was raised in victory over Saipan.(Colorized by Jared Enos from America)<img src="https://scontent-a-dfw.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/1462831_616273275169135_7059408955390783148_o.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></blockquote>

Verificación: Guerra desarrollada entre Argentina y el Reino Unido en 1982