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Parent topics
- World War Two in the Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
- Philippines campaigns in World War Two [r]: Three stages of conflict in the Philippines during the Second World War: the Japanese offensive in the Philippines, Guerilla resistance in the Philippines, and the Philippines counteroffensive [e]
Subtopics
Forces
U.S.
- Southwest Pacific Area [r]: Second World War theater of operations under the command of Douglas MacArthur; major components included Australia, New Guinea, the Philippines, the western Solomon Islands, and the Malay Peninsula and Singapore [e]
- Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet [r]: Operational commander of main Imperial Japanese Navy forces in the Second World War [e]
- Sixth United States Army [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United States Third Fleet [r]: Add brief definition or description
Japan
Personalities
U.S.
- William Halsey [r]: Fleet admiral of the United States Navy in the Pacific theater of World War II, commanding the Third United States Fleet; a colorful and inspirational fighting leader with some limitations in strategy and large fleet command [e]
- Thomas Kinkaid [r]: Add brief definition or description
- George Kenney [r]: (1889-1977) General, United States Air Force, who headed the Far Eastern Air Force of Douglas MacArthur's Southwest Pacific Area, and was the first commander of the Strategic Air Command [e]
- Walter Krueger [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Douglas MacArthur [r]: Senior U.S. Army commander in the Second World War, head of the Occupation of Japan, holder of the highest rank and highest honor for valor in the Army, yet relieved of command for insubordination [e]
- Chester W. Nimitz [r]: United States Navy admiral (1885-1966) who was Commander in Chief, Pacific and Pacific Ocean Areas in World War II [e]
Japan
- Takeo Kurita [r]: Vice Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; commanded First Striking Force (Leyte) at Battle of Leyte Gulf and Japanese Second Fleet (battleships); President of the Naval Academy at war's end [e]
- Gunichi Mikawa [r]: Former vice admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, a specialist in torpedoes and gunnery who led cruiser-destroyer task forces, and later the area commander for the Southwest Pacific during the Battle of Leyte Gulf. [e]
- Jisaburo Ozawa [r]: Vice admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy, respected by both sides for getting the best possible results in extremely adverse situations [e]
- Soemu Toyoda [r]: Admiral, Imperial Japanese Navy; Commander-in-Chief, Combined Fleet, May 1944 to the Japanese surrender [e]
- Tomiyuki Yamashita [r]: Imperial Japanese Army general, member of the Imperial Way Faction, who led the capture of Malaya, fell into political disfavor with the high command, but later returned to command the defense of Luzon in the Philippines; executed after a controversial war crimes trial with an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States [e]
Operations
- October 1944 U.S. Pacific airstrikes [r]: Add brief definition or description Air strikes by Third Fleet and long-range land-based aircraft on Okinawa, Formosa, and Northern Leyte on October 10-13.
- 1944 landings on Leyte [r]: Add brief definition or descriptionAttacks by the Seventh Fleet on Bicol Peninsula, Leyte, Cebu and Negros, and direct supports of the actual landings, October 16-20.
- Battle of Leyte Gulf [r]: The largest naval battle in history, fought in October 1944 as Japan tried to interfere with U.S. amphibious landings in the Philippines [e]
- World War Two in the Pacific [r]: The part of World War II (1937-45) fought in Asia and the Pacific Ocean between Japan and the U.S., China, Britain, Australia, and other Allies. [e]
- Nuclear attacks against Japan [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Air warfare, Southwest Pacific Area [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Military strategy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Battle of Leyte Gulf [r]: The largest naval battle in history, fought in October 1944 as Japan tried to interfere with U.S. amphibious landings in the Philippines [e]
- Frank Jack Fletcher [r]: Add brief definition or description
- John McCain Sr. [r]: Add brief definition or description