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During World War II, 1.2 million African Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces and 708 were killed in action. 350,000 American women served in the Armed Forces during World War II and 16 were killed in action. [342] During World War II, 26,000 Japanese-Americans served in the Armed Forces and over 800 were killed in action. [343]
Japan All forces in Manchuria: 1,950,479 [4] Otozō Yamada: August 22 August 22 Japan All forces on Mili Atoll: c. 2,282 [5] Navy Captain Masanori Shiga: August 22 August 22 Japan Air force personnel in central Bukidnon: 4,000 [4] Unknown August 23 August 23 Japan All forces on Shumshu: 8,244 Tsutsumi Fusaki August 23 August 23 Japan All forces ...
Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.
Central Europe Japanese invasions of Korea: 1 million [81] 1592–1598 Joseon and Ming dynasty vs. Japan: Korean Peninsula Panthay Rebellion: 1 million [82] 1856–1873 Qing Dynasty vs. Pingnan Guo China American Civil War: 0.6–1 million [83] [84] 1861–1865 United States vs. Confederate States: North America Mozambican Civil War: 0.5–1 ...
Timeline of the United Kingdom home front during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact (1918–1941) Timeline of Sweden during World War II (1939–1945) Timeline of the Netherlands during World War II (1939–1945) Chronology of the liberation of Dutch cities and towns during World War II; Chronology of the ...
27: Operation Horlicks starts, as Americans land on Biak, Dutch New Guinea, a key Japanese air base; stubborn Japanese resistance until August. 31: The Japanese retreat from Imphal (India) with heavy losses; their invasion of India is over.
The Japan campaign was a series of battles and engagements in and around the Japanese home islands, between Allied forces and the forces of Imperial Japan during the last stages of the Pacific campaign of World War II. The Japan campaign lasted from around June 1944 to August 1945.
Operation Downfall was the proposed Allied plan for the invasion of the Japanese home islands near the end of World War II. The planned operation was canceled when Japan surrendered following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki , the Soviet declaration of war , and the invasion of Manchuria . [ 1 ]