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2 days ago · The Battle of Okinawa ( Japanese: 沖縄戦, Hepburn: Okinawa-sen), codenamed Operation Iceberg, [24] : 17 was a major battle of the Pacific War fought on the island of Okinawa by United States Army and United States Marine Corps forces against the Imperial Japanese Army. [25] [26] The initial invasion of Okinawa on 1 April 1945 was the largest ...
- 1 April – 22 June 1945, (2 months and 3 weeks)
- Allied victory
2 days ago · Japan used Indochina to launch part of its invasion of Malaya; this and attacks on Pearl Harbor and other British and American territories sparked the Pacific War, bringing World War II to Indochina.
2 days ago · Before World War II, the United States Army Air Corps concluded that the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, which would be the Americans' primary strategic bomber during the war, would be inadequate for the Pacific Theater, which required a bomber that could carry a larger payload more than 3,000 miles.
- 21 September 1942
- 1943–1946
- 3,970
- Boeing
1 day ago · The miniseries, however, is much more than just a presentation of names, dates and battles; it’s intriguing and intricate, and set records, surprised veterans and added a slight bit of fiction ...
5 days ago · Starting wars is easy. Ending wars, as we have sadly seen over the last few decades, is a far more complicated process that requires an incredible amount of planning and forethought--ideally happening before the conflict even begins. James Micciche shares thoughts on the importance for planning early for conflict termination. Strategists need to be involved just as deeply with the long term ...
5 days ago · The Soviet Union lost about 27 million people in World War II, an estimate that many historians consider conservative, scarring virtually every family. ... France and other allies mark the end of ...
5 days ago · World War II ended on September 2 1945 when the Japanese surrendered on board the Iowa class battleship USS Missouri. Around the world, cities celebrated VE (Victory in Europe, May 8 in most countries but May 9 in the Soviet Union) and VJ (Victory in Japan) days with huge parties, fireworks, parades, etc to celebrate that war was finally over!
