how long was the battle of peleliu?

Matthew Stevenson wrote: “Peleliu is an island the remote archipelago of Palau, 800 kilometers southeast of Manila. In September l944, U.S. Marines, launched an amphibious assault against the Japanese forces on Peleliu that were threatening the flank of Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s troops as they advanced toward the Philippines. Peleliu Island was occupied by around 11,000 Japanese soldiers from the 14th Infantry Division, along with Okinawan and Korean workers. The Japanese devised a plan to disrupt the landings at the water’s edge but rather than stop the enemy at the beach they employed an inland defense. Colonel Nakagawa’s defense was concentrated at the highest point in Peleliu which was the Umurbrogol Mountain. Japanese troops were supported also by an light tank unit With anti-airmunitions. (last revision 16 days ago by Bambie Quitanilla, Bandar Lampung Indonesia) |||| (last revised 16 days ago by Bambie Quintanilla from Bandar Lampung, Indonesia) [2]

Oceanexplorer.noaa.gov Also, the plan included five imaginary parallel lines offshore that could be used by different parts of the task force to stage their ships or troops prior to the assault. The big ships and their transports were at the far end, 18,000 metres. The LSTs, or landing ship transports, carried the troops into their underground holds in LVTs. The LSTs are located at 6,000 feet from the shore. Opened their bow doors then the amtracs and small LVTs embarked. This was the fourth line, which is 4,000 feet from shore and still takes 30 minutes to get to the beach. The rendezvous line was where all the assault waves met to form their groups against the designated beaches. At 2,000 metres and fifteen minutes from the coast, the last line was where amtracs landed after transporting the assault waves to shore. This is where they retrieved the supplies and men from the small boats and transferred them to the amtracs. At 1,000 yards, the amphibious troop-carrying fleet was at the end of the line. From there they’re having to traverse the reef on their own. (We are truly grateful for the insight provided by DavalynRuiz of Nellore in India. [3]

Nimitz, in turn, sent an immediate message to Joint Chiefs of Staff. They were at this point: meeting in Quebec for the Octagon Conference with President Roosevelt Winston Churchill as Prime Minister. After consulting General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz and the Joint Chiefs, they decided that Leyte’s landings should be moved forward two months. This was in accordance with Halsey’s third point. Halsey cancelled Stalemate II II, the second phase, on the 17th September. However, the landings at Ulithi were to be performed by the 323rd RCT, 81st Infantry Division. MacArthur received command of the XXIV Corps and they landed at Leyte, 20 October 1944. This fulfilled MacArthur’s promise that he would return to the Philippines soon. Kelly Gomez, Zhuji (China), February 13, 2021 edited this text. [4]

Additional reading is available at military.wikia.org, by the summer of 1944, victories in the Southwest and Central Pacific had brought the war closer to Japan, with American bombers able to strike at the Japanese main islands from air bases secured during the Mariana Islands campaign (June—August 1944). Two strategies that were proposed by the U.S. Joint Chiefs to overthrow the Japanese Empire caused disagreement. General Douglas MacArthur proposed a strategy that would see the Philippines captured, Okinawa taken, and then an attack against the Japanese mainland. Admiral Chester Nimitz preferred a direct strategy that bypassed the Philippines and seize Okinawa, Taiwan, as staging areas for an attack on Japan’s mainland. This would be followed by the possible invasion of Japan’s southernmost islands. Each strategy included Peleliu’s invasion, but they’re having different goals. We are grateful to Deatra Boock, Manchester, United Kingdom for the most recent revisions. [5]