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The command structures of the Pacific War varied, reflecting the different roles of various belligerent nations, and often involving different geographic scopes. These included the following: American commands: Pacific Ocean Areas; South West Pacific Area; British and Allied commands: GHQ India, commanding the British Army in India; Eastern Fleet
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.
Japanese naval aircraft prepare to take off from an aircraft carrier U.S. 5th Marines evacuate injured personnel during actions on Guadalcanal on November 1, 1942 An SBD Dauntless flies patrol over USS Washington and USS Lexington during the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, November 12, 1943 USS Bunker Hill hit by two Kamikazes in thirty seconds on 11 May 1945 off Kyushu
Baus Au (1942) — plan to hide materiel in the Philippines before the fall for later use in guerilla warfare; Cartwheel (1943–1944) — Major offensives in the South West Pacific Area, aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul
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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 Manchurian Campaign (1945)
Pacific theater of operations is a generic term, in US military history, for all campaigns in the Pacific during World War II. Pacific campaign may also refer to the following campaigns in other wars: Pacific Coast campaign (Mexican–American War) (1846–1848) United States Navy operations during the Mexican–American War
Japan's victory led to the establishment of Manchukuo, which persisted as a puppet state within the Empire of Japan until the end of World War II. In 1937, another "incident" at Wanping led to fighting near Beijing that escalated into the Second Sino-Japanese War. This conflict merged with others to comprise World War II. 1932 "Incident."