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What was the name of a major battle in the Pacific War1June, 944?
It's Saipan! The battle of Saipan between American and Japanese troops is considered as one of the most tragic wars in the Pacific. 1June 1944, the two sides fought fiercely here for more than 20 days. It is said that the US military dropped 500,000 bombs in this area of 120 square kilometers. In the end, American casualties exceeded 1000, with an average daily casualty of over 40,000. The end and climax of the war was that more than 400 Japanese soldiers jumped into the sea collectively. Now this is a scenic spot called "self-defeating cliff". At that time, Nanyun Zhong Yi, the leader of the Japanese army guarding Saipan, felt powerless, so he ordered all Japanese to jump into the sea and not to go to bring disgrace to oneself. It is said that the Japanese army jumped into the sea under the slogan "Long live the Emperor", hence the name.