Major Battles in The Pacific- WWII

Fought May 4-8, 1942. Major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of WWII between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval air forces from the US and Australia.

Battle of Coral Sea.

Codenamed Operation Watchtower by Allied forces, military campaign fought between August 7, 1942- February 9, 1943 on and around island of Guadalcanal in the Pacific theatre of WWII.

Battle of Guadalcanal.

Naval battle during WWII. American planes based on land and defeated a Japanese fleet on its way to invade the Midway Islands.

Battle of Midway.

Also known as Operation Iceberg. Took place during April-June 1945. Largest landing in the Pacific theater of WWII. Resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 5000 casualties for the Allies.

Battle of Okinawa.

Major battle in which the USAF landed and eventually captured the island of Iwo Jima from the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII.

Iwo Jima.