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== Palau during World War 2 ==
== Palau during World War 2 ==
[[File:Macarthur1.jpg|thumbnail|250px|center|General [[Douglas MacArthur]]
By 1944 Palau had lost all strategic significance both to the U.S. and to the Japanese. Admiral Chester Nimitz made the decision not to bypass the scheduled invasion of Palau over senior staff recommendations. Denying the Japanese the use of Palau's tiny airfield so that they could not threaten General [[Douglas MacArthur]]'s upcoming Philippine campaign was offered as a reason not to cancel the invasion. The codename for the battle was Operation Stalemate.<ref>Peleliu: Tragic Triumph: The Untold Story of the Pacific War’s Forgotten Battle, Bill D. Ross</ref>
By 1944 Palau had lost all strategic significance both to the U.S. and to the Japanese. Admiral Chester Nimitz made the decision not to bypass the scheduled invasion of Palau over senior staff recommendations. Denying the Japanese the use of Palau's tiny airfield so that they could not threaten General [[Douglas MacArthur]]'s upcoming Philippine campaign was offered as a reason not to cancel the invasion. The codename for the battle was Operation Stalemate.<ref>Peleliu: Tragic Triumph: The Untold Story of the Pacific War’s Forgotten Battle, Bill D. Ross</ref>