Pacific Theater of Operations
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The Pacific Theater of Operations was the major World War II combat zone in the Pacific and Asian regions where Allied and Japanese forces fought across vast oceanic and island battlefields.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II theater
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theater of war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
PTO
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Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theatre of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ China NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| characteristic |
amphibious warfare
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carrier-based naval aviation ⓘ island-hopping strategy ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Chester W. Nimitz
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Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ Isoroku Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED ⓘ William F. Halsey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| endDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| formalSurrenderSignedAt | USS Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalSurrenderSignedIn | Tokyo Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formalSurrenderSignedOn | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| location |
Central Pacific
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East Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Oceania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ South Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Aleutian Islands Campaign
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Attack on Pearl Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Burma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Doolittle Raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima atomic bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagasaki atomic bombing NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines Campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent |
Imperial Japanese Army
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Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Allied victory ⓘ |
| partOf | Pacific War ⓘ |
| relatedTheater |
China-Burma-India Theater
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean Areas NERFINISHED ⓘ South West Pacific Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| surrenderOf | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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