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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 ...
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 ...
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 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.
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.
Merged into World War II; Chinese victory as part of the Allied victory in the Pacific War; Surrender of all Japanese forces in mainland China (excluding Manchuria), Formosa and French Indochina north of 16° north to China; China becomes a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Resumption of the Chinese Civil War; Invasion of ...
Estimate of Japanese casualties from Allied air raids USSBS, Medical Division (1947) The Effects of Bombing on Health and Medical Services in Japan: 333,000 killed, 473,000 wounded [283] USSBS, Morale Division (1947) The Effects of Strategic Bombing on Japanese Morale: 900,000 killed, 1.3 million injured [288] Japanese Government (1949) 323,495 ...
This is a timeline of the events that stretched over the period of late World War II, its conclusion, legal aftermath, with the inclusion of the Cold War, from January 1945 to December 1991. January 1945