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Pacific Theater of World War II

Pacific War
Part of World War II
Map indicating US landings during the Pacific War
Map showing the main areas of the conflict and Allied landings in the Pacific, 1942–45.
Date
7 December 1941 – 2 September 1945
(3 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Result
Territorial
changes

Allied occupation of Japan

Belligerents

Allies
 United States

 Republic of China
 United Kingdom

 Australia
 Canada
 New Zealand
 Netherlands

 Soviet Union (1945)

and others 

Axis
 Empire of Japan
 Thailand

and others 
Commanders and leaders
Strength
Republic of China (1912–49) 14,000,000
United States 3,621,383+ (1945)
Australia
600,000 United Kingdom 400,000
British Raj 2,000,000
Netherlands 140,000
Soviet Union 1,669,500 (1945)
Empire of Japan 7,800,000–7,900,000 (1945)
Thailand 126,500
Manchukuo, Flag of the Republic of China-Nanjing (Peace, Anti-Communism, National Construction).svg, India and others: ~1,000,000+ (1945)
Casualties and losses
  • Military
    4 battleships
    1 battlecruiser
    12 aircraft carriers
    25 cruisers
    84 destroyers and destroyer escorts
    63 submarines
    21,555+ aircraft
    4,000,000+ dead (1937–45)
  • Civilian deaths
    26,000,000+ (1937–45)
  • Military
    8 battleships
    3 battlecruisers
    25 aircraft carriers
    39 cruisers
    135 destroyers
    131 submarines
    43,125+ aircraft
    2,500,000+ dead (1937–45)
  • Civilian deaths
    1,000,000+
  • a Including its islands and neighboring countries.
  • b Partially and briefly.

Allied occupation of Japan

Allies
 United States

 Republic of China
 United Kingdom

 Australia
 Canada
 New Zealand
 Netherlands


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