太平洋戦争で1944年6月15日から7月7日までマリアナ諸島のサイパン島で米軍と日本軍が戦闘した。米軍は7月4日にガラパンを突破して北上して、西海岸のタナパグへ侵攻した。7日の午前3時にてタナパク港の付近にて日本軍は約4,300名が万歳を叫んで玉砕をして死の谷となり全員が死亡した。その後に米軍は北端のマップ岬に向けて掃討し、バンザイ岬において多くの民間人が自決した。
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