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The Pacific Front started on December 7, 1941, the day of Pearl Harbor. officially ended August 15, fought in the Pacific and was fought by island hopping, America, China, UK, and the Soviet Union, as well as other small allied powers fought against the axis powers in the theater. Allied plan was to island hop while trying to get to Japan as fast as they could, while the Axis strategy was to dig in and not to surrender, the end of the Pacific front happened after two atomic warheads were dropped on Japan, Treaty signed August 15 1945

African Front, The front was fought in the Libyan and Egyptian desertsalong the Mediterranean sea, where American forces first startedfighting Germany, the front was created when Italy declared war onEngland, Erwin Rommel was the German General nicknamed the desert fox, Montgomery was the English General, the American General was George. Patton.. Operation torch was an alliedoperation for North Africa.

Eisenhower was the ally supreme general in the Italian Front, George S. Patton was an American General, Benito Mussolini was the Axis leader of Italy. German Forces surrendered May 2, 1945 also called the forgotten front, after the capture of North Africa, allied forces invaded Sicily and then into Italy, the people of Italy were split between Mussolini and the Royal governments. the Italian military was outdated with bad leadership