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DescriptionMap of the Battle of Tinian (1944).svg	English: Map of the US-led invasion of the island of Tinian in the Northern Mariana Islands, constituting the en:Battle of Tinian (Battle of Tinian) in 1944. Most of the map taken from File:Battle_of_Tinian_map.jpg, a work of the US Department of Defense. Additional details from: Richard Harwood. Jig Day: Feint and Landing. A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian. National Park Service. Retrieved on 17 June 2012. Richard Harwood. The Landing. A Close Encounter: The Marine Landing on Tinian. National Park Service. Retrieved on 17 June 2012. Rottman, (Gordon L. (2004) Saipan & Tinian 1944 - Piercing the Japanese Empire, Osprey Publishing, p. 86 D. Holmes, Jnr. publisher=Hyperwar. Capture of Tinian. Retrieved on 18 July 2012. File:Maps_template-fr.svg
Date	17 June 2012
Source	Own work
Author	Grandiose
Other versions	español magyar

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	13:17, 11 August 2012	486 × 577 (493 KB)	Grandiose	tweak label placement
	13:14, 11 August 2012	486 × 577 (493 KB)	Grandiose	Change feint indication
	21:15, 18 July 2012	486 × 577 (491 KB)	Grandiose	A couple of clarifications
	19:17, 18 July 2012	486 × 577 (491 KB)	Grandiose	A couple of clarifications
	16:38, 19 June 2012	486 × 577 (489 KB)	Grandiose	More detail
	14:45, 17 June 2012	486 × 577 (75 KB)	Grandiose	Doh.
	14:41, 17 June 2012	486 × 577 (455 KB)	Grandiose	Tweak legend
	14:38, 17 June 2012	486 × 577 (455 KB)	Grandiose	Hopefully correct.
	14:33, 17 June 2012	486 × 577 (455 KB)	Grandiose	Various tweaks
	14:28, 17 June 2012	486 × 577 (455 KB)	Grandiose