1942 ⟶ Japanese Capture of Corregidor Island

May 5 – 6: Battle of Corregidor.
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1942
1944
1945

💣 Japanese Capture of Corregidor Island

May 5 – 6: Battle of Corregidor.⟶
Japanese Capture of Corregidor Island (1942)
World War IIPacific TheaterPhilippines CampaignJapanese EmpireUnited States ArmySiegeMilitary StrategyIsland WarfareSurrender
PhilippinesPhilippinesJapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States

🚶 Bataan Death March Begins

April 9: Bataan Death March.⟶
Bataan Death March Begins (1942)
World War IIPacific TheaterJapanese EmpirePhilippines CampaignWar Crimes
PhilippinesPhilippinesUnited StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

⚔️ Battle of Leyte Begins

October – December: American and Filipino troops begin the Battle of Leyte in the Philippines.⟶
Battle of Leyte Begins (1944)
World War IIPacific TheaterPhilippines CampaignBattleLiberationAllies
PhilippinesPhilippinesUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Liberation of Manila

February 3 – March 3: Battle of Manila.⟶
Liberation of Manila (1945)
World War IIPacific TheaterBattleMilitary HistoryLiberationUrban WarfareJapanese Empire
PhilippinesPhilippinesUnited StatesUnited StatesJapanJapan

⚔️ Okinawa: U.S. Invasion and Japanese Defense

March – July: Battle of Okinawa.⟶
Okinawa: U.S. Invasion and Japanese Defense (1945)
World War IIPacific TheaterBattleJapanese EmpireUnited States ArmyUnited States NavyKamikazeMilitary Strategy
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States

💥 Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

August 6 – 9: Harry S. Truman orders the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.⟶
Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (1945)
World War IIAtomic BombSurrenderWeapons of Mass DestructionMilitary HistoryCold War
JapanJapanUnited StatesUnited States