Pacific Front
philippene campaign
1941- 1942 between philippenes VS. Japan
Japan invaded
us adn filipinos were allies in this war against the Japs
4196 American soldiers died and about 34000 Filipino soldiers died
the Japs took over by taking the city Manila which resulted the death march around 36000 americans and Filipinos died during the march
the Japanese ossupied the philippines from 1942 to 1945
On January 9, 1945 Us forces led by General Douglas MacArthur invaded the Philippines by force beginning the second battle
on Febuary 4, 1945 Us forces entered Manila and completely recovered the city within 3 weeks.
Battle of Coral sea
imperial Japanese Mavy and allied naval and air forcees from the us and Australia
Japan palanned to take over New Buinea so they could build airfields on LTulagi aot take control of shipping lanes between america and Austrailia
america lost a carrier, and taker, and a destroyer and casualties numbered at 540
Nagasaki
boveing started on the morning of August 9, 1945
in the B29 was charles W. Sweeny carrying the nuclear bomb codenamed FAtman bombed at 11:02 am
the vomb damaged the factory that nade type 91 torpedoes from the pearl Harbor attack
about 30 peopel suvived Hiroshima that fled to NAgasaki just in time to bovbed again
casualties estimated from 40000- 75000 and at the end of 1945 casualties totaled about 80000 including maybe 13 POWs
in resulted to bombing ecause th eJap Generals would not accept defeat and they didn't thind the SU would risk a million ror more casualties by invading their homelands.
Austrailias Role
played role inthe New Guinea Campaign
New Buinea is a larg eland mass north of Australia
in provided lage land of air an naval bases
Japan was trying to isolate Australia from the US by ttrying to capture Port Moresby in New Guinea
prisoners of war held by Japanese made up neaarly half of Australia's deaths in the pacific
Kamakaze Attacks
wer suicide attacks that killed and destroyed the enemies ships
a person would intentionally fly a plane into a ship causing it to sink..Japanese used them as a last effort
50 percent of Japnans merchant ships were destroyed by submarienes
we would cut off almost all of Japans oil imports
Background
pearl Harbor
2 attack waves
yamamoto know taht the three main US ships were not at the Pearl HArgor base but they attacked anyways
Iwo Jima
us fought and captued Iwo Jima from Japan
Brouesome battles
Flamethrowers and grenades
bunkers caused many additional casualties
heavy machine gun and artillery fire
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