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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.
defence plan against potential American invasion of the Japanese home islands Operation Kikusui: 1945: special attack against American ships off Okinawa, Japan Operation Tan 2: 1945: special attack mission against the Allied anchorage at Ulithi, Caroline Islands Operation Ten-Go: 1945: defence plan in 1945, consisting of four likely scenarios.
The Japanese military planned to destroy the air bases within range of the home islands if Japan and the Soviet Union ever went to war. [13] When the Pacific War began, the Japanese government believed that the best way to prevent American air raids was to capture and hold the areas in China and the Pacific from which such attacks could be ...
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 ...
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 liberation of Belgian cities and towns during World War II; Timeline of the Manhattan Project (1939–1947) Timeline of air operations ...
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 on Sakhalin: 394,551 [4] Lieutenant General Kiichiro Higuchi: August 25 August 25 Japan Personnel in the Infanta area of Southern Luzon c, 1,500 [4] August 30 August 30 Japan
The surrender of the Empire of Japan in World War II was announced by Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, ending the war.By the end of July 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) was incapable of conducting major operations and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent.
Emperor Hirohito: Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Imperial Japanese Navy (Article XI of the Meiji Constitution of 1889). He also led the Imperial Supreme War Council conferences and meetings, in some cases a member of the Imperial Family was sent to represent him at such strategic conferences.