Pacific Ocean Theater Of World War II
The Pacific Ocean theater of World War II was a major Theater (warfare), theater of the Pacific War, the war between the Allies and the Empire of Japan. It was defined by the Allies of World War II, Allied powers' Pacific Ocean Area command, which included most of the Pacific Ocean and its islands, while mainland Asia was excluded, as were the Commonwealth of the Philippines, Philippines, the Dutch East Indies, Borneo, Australia, most of the Territory of New Guinea, and the western part of the British Solomon Islands, Solomon Islands. History It officially came into existence on March 30, 1942, when US Admiral Chester Nimitz was appointed ''Supreme Allied Commander Pacific Ocean Areas (command), Pacific Ocean Areas''. In the other major theater in the Pacific region, known as the South West Pacific theater of World War II, South West Pacific theater, Allied forces were commanded by US General of the Army (United States), General Douglas MacArthur. Both Nimitz and MacArthur ...
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South West Pacific Theatre Of World War II
The South West Pacific theatre, during World War II, was a major theatre of the war between the Allies and the Axis. It included the Philippines, the Dutch East Indies (except for Sumatra), Borneo, Australia and its mandate Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago) and the western part of the Solomon Islands. This area was defined by the Allied powers' South West Pacific Area (SWPA) command. In the South West Pacific theatre, Japanese forces fought primarily against the forces of the United States and Australia. New Zealand, the Netherlands (mainly the Dutch East Indies), the Philippines, United Kingdom, and other Allied nations also contributed forces. The South Pacific became a major theatre of the war following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Initially, US war plans called for a counteroffensive across the Central Pacific, but this was disrupted by the loss of battleships at Pearl Harbor. During the First South Pacific Campai ...
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