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Events on Monday 27 November 1944 1
1944Battle of PeleliuCostly US assault in the Palau IslandsUS Marines and Army troops fought for over two months to take the small coral island of Peleliu. Japanese defenders fought from fortified caves instead of making mass charges, and US casualties were very high. The battle is still debated because the island had little strategic value.