1942–1945 Allied regional command in the Pacific War of World War II
Pacific Ocean Areas
Map of Pacific Theater
Country
United States Australia Netherlands United Kingdom New Zealand Canada
Allegiance
Allies of World War II
Anniversaries
March 30, 1942
Engagements
Pacific War
Commanders
Historic commander
Chester Nimitz
Military unit
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Campaigns of World War II
Europe
Poland
Phoney War
Finland
Winter War
Karelia
Lapland
Denmark and Norway
Western Front
1940
1944–1945
Britain
Balkans
Eastern Front
Italy
Sicily
Asia-Pacific
China
Pacific Ocean
South West Pacific
Franco-Thai War
South-East Asia
Burma and India
Japan
Manchuria and Northern Korea
pre-war border conflicts
Mediterranean and Middle East
Africa
North Africa
East Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Adriatic
Malta
Middle East
Iraq
Syria–Lebanon
Iran
Southern France
Other campaigns
Americas
Atlantic
Arctic
Strategic bombing
French West Africa
Indian Ocean
Madagascar
Coups
Yugoslavia
Iraq
Italy
Romania
Bulgaria
Hungary
French Indochina
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Pacific War
Central Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Marshalls–Gilberts raids
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Doolittle Raid
Midway
Gilberts and Marshalls
Marianas and Palau
Volcano and Ryukyu
Truk
Ocean Island
Indian Ocean (1941–1945)
Japanese merchant raids
Andaman Islands
Homfreyganj massacre
Christmas Island
1st Indian Ocean
Ceylon
Bay of Bengal
2nd Indian Ocean
Southeast Asia
Indochina (1940)
Franco-Thai War
Thailand
Malaya
Hong Kong
Singapore
Indochina (1945)
Malacca Strait
Jurist
Tiderace
Zipper
Strategic bombing (1944–45)
Burma and India
Burma (1941–42)
Burma (1942–43)
Burma and India (1944)
Burma (1944–45)
Southwest Pacific
Dutch East Indies (1941–42)
Philippines (1941–42)
RY
Solomon Islands
Coral Sea
Timor
Australia
New Guinea
New Britain
Philippines (1944–45)
Borneo (1945)
North America
Ellwood
Aleutian Islands
Estevan Point Lighthouse
Fort Stevens
Lookout Air Raids
Fire balloon bombs
Project Hula
PX
Japan
Air raids
Tokyo
Yokosuka
Kure
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Mariana Islands
Volcano and Ryukyu Islands
Starvation
Naval bombardments
Sagami Bay
South Sakhalin
Kuril Islands
Shumshu
Downfall
Japanese surrender
Manchuria and Northern Korea
Kantokuen
Manchuria (1945)
Mutanchiang
Chongjin
Second Sino-Japanese War
Pacific Ocean Areas was a major Allied military command in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands during the Pacific War and one of three United States commands in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. Admiral Chester W. Nimitz of the U.S. Navy, Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, headed the command throughout its existence.
The vast majority of Allied forces in the theatre were from the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps. However units and/or personnel from New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Fiji and other countries also saw active service.
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