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List of military operations in the Nordic countries during World War II; Invasion of Denmark and Norway (April–June 1940) Continuation war (June 25, 1941 – September 19, 1944) Lapland War (October 1, 1944 – April 25, 1945) Liberation of Finnmark (October 23, 1944 - April 26, 1945)
On the side of the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, Xue's Ninth Military Front in this campaign lost two effective corps loyal to Chiang Kai-Shek: the 4th and the 10th corps. This rendered "Tiger Xue" a toothless tiger until the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Ninth Military Front reported its losses as 32,009 killed and 52,895 ...
The US Army Campaigns of World War II. CMH Pub 72-21. Washington, DC: United States Army Center of Military History. ISBN 978-0-16-042086-3. Webster, Donovan (2003). The Burma Road: The Epic Story of the China-Burma-India Theater in World War II. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-11740-5.
It was responsible for military and air, but not naval, forces. A month after the outbreak of war with Japan on 7 December 1941, the Allied governments jointly appointed General Wavell as Supreme Allied Commander of all " American-British-Dutch-Australian " (ABDA) forces in South East Asia and the Pacific, from Burma to the Dutch East Indies .
The Burma campaign was a series of battles fought in the British colony of Burma.It was part of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II and primarily involved forces of the Allies (mainly from the British Empire and the Republic of China, with support from the United States) against the invading forces of the Empire of Japan.
The Burma campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II took place over four years from 1942 to 1945. During the first year of the campaign, the Imperial Japanese Army with aid from Burmese insurgents had driven British forces and Chinese forces out of Burma , and occupied most of the country.
The Asiatic-Pacific Theater was the theater of operations of U.S. forces during World War II in the Pacific War during 1941–1945. From mid-1942 until the end of the war in 1945, two U.S. operational commands were in the Pacific.
Center of Military History, United States Army (1992). A Brief History of the U.S. Army in World War II: The U.S. Army Campaigns of World War II. Washington, D.C.: United States Army. ISBN 978-0-1603-5956-9. Dando-Collins, Stephen (2015). Operation Chowhound: The Most Risky, Glorious U.S. Bomber Mission of World War II. New York City: St ...