FRONTS AND THEMES
Asia and the Pacific
Dated events in this theatre or theme.
1938-07-29 — Battles at Lake Khasan1939-05-11 — Beginning of the Battles of Khalkhin Gol1941-12-07 — Attack on Pearl Harbor1941-12-08 — United States Enters the War against Japan1942-01-02 — Japanese Forces Capture Manila1942-01-23 — Japanese Landing at Rabaul1942-01-31 — Allied Forces Leave the Malay Peninsula1942-02-15 — Fall of Singapore1942-03-01 — Second Battle of the Java Sea1942-04-09 — Surrender on Bataan1942-05-04 — Battle of the Coral Sea1942-06-04 — Battle of Midway1942-08-07 — Landings on Guadalcanal1943-02-09 — Battle of Guadalcanal Ends1944-06-19 — Battle of the Philippine Sea1944-10-20 — Landings on Leyte1944-10-23 — Battle of Leyte Gulf1945-02-19 — Battle of Iwo Jima1945-04-01 — Battle of Okinawa1945-06-22 — Battle of Okinawa Ends1945-08-08 — Soviet Union Enters the War against Japan1945-08-14 — Japan Agrees to Surrender1945-08-15 — Japan Announces Surrender1945-08-17 — Indonesian Declaration of Independence1945-09-02 — Formal Surrender of Japan