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List of codenames of naval and land based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II including Japan, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim. Axis A-Go ...
The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan.
Second Sino-Japanese War (December 8, 1941 – September 9, 1945) Pacific War; American-British-Dutch-Australian Command; Pacific Theater of Operations. Pacific Ocean Areas; South West Pacific Area; South-East Asian Theatre. Burma Campaign; China Burma India Theatre; Japan. Volcano and Ryukyu Islands campaign; Soviet-Japanese War (1945) Soviet ...
1941-12-07 Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom; 1941-12-08 The United States and the United Kingdom declare war on Japan; 1941-12-08 – 1941-12-25 Battle of Hong Kong; 1941-12-08 – 1942-01-31 Malayan Campaign; 1941-12-10 Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse; 1941-12-11 – 1941-12-24 Battle of Wake Island
In Allied countries during the war, the "Pacific War" was not usually distinguished from World War II, or was known simply as the War against Japan. In the United States, the term Pacific theater was widely used. The US Armed Forces considered the China Burma India theater to be distinct from the Asiatic-Pacific theater during the conflict.
The 16 officially recognized US Army campaigns in the Pacific Theater of Operations are: [3] Pacific Ocean Areas Command: Central Pacific: 7 December 1941 – 6 December 1943, allied landings on Tarawa and Makin during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign; Air Offensive Japan: 17 April 1942 – 2 September 1945
Military operations of the Second Sino-Japanese War (3 C, 13 P) Battles and operations of World War II involving the Solomon Islands (2 C, 45 P) South West Pacific theatre of World War II (10 C, 218 P)
South West Pacific theatre of World War II (10 C, 224 P) A. World War II airfields in the Pacific Ocean Theater (2 C, 23 P) Aleutian Islands campaign (1 C, 57 P)