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World War 2 Battles and Maps 1941 - 1945 Pacific Theater
The following map plots the locations of the 131 significant World War II battles and campaigns in the Pacific theater from 1941-1945. Below the map is a listing of the significant Pacific theater battles and campaigns sorted by date. A map and list of battles in the European and African theaters from 1939-1942 is located here. A map and list of battles in the European and African theaters from 1943-1945 is located here.
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Battle/Campaign |
Location |
Dates |
Info |
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Attack on Pearl Harbor |
Hawaii |
December 7, 1941 |
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Japanese Invasion of Thailand |
Thailand |
December 8, 1941 |
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First Battle of Guam |
Guam |
December 8 - 10, 1941 |
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Battle of Wake Island |
Wake Island |
December 8 - 23, 1941 |
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Battle of Hong Kong |
Hong Kong |
December 8 - 25, 1941 |
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Battle of Malaya |
British Malaya |
December 8, 1941 - January 31, 1942 |
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Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse |
South China Sea |
December 10, 1941 |
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| Battle of Borneo |
Borneo Island |
December 13, 1941 - April 1, 1942 |
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Battle of Bataan |
Philippines |
January 7 - April 9, 1942 |
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Battle of Tarakan |
Tarakan Island |
January 11 - 12, 1942 |
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Battle of Manado |
Dutch East Indies |
January 11-13, 1942 |
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Japanese Conquest of Burma |
Burma |
January 15 - May 27, 1942 |
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| Battle of Rabaul |
New Britain Island |
January 23, 1942 |
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Battle of Balikpapan |
Borneo Island |
January 23 - 24, 1942 |
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Battle of Ambon |
Dutch East Indies |
January 30 - February 3, 1942 |
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Battle of Singapore |
Singapore |
January 31 - February 15, 1942 |
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Battle of Makassar Strait |
Dutch East Indies |
February 4, 1942 |
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Battle of Palembang |
Sumatra, Island |
February 13 - 15, 1942 |
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Battle of Badung Strait |
Dutch East Indies |
February 18 - 19, 1942 |
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Bombing of Darwin |
Australia |
February 19, 1942 |
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Battle of Timor |
Netherlands Timor |
February 19, 1942 - February 1, 1943 |
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Battle of the Java Sea |
Dutch East Indies |
February 27, 1942 |
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Battle of Sunda Strait |
Dutch East Indies |
February 28 - March 1, 1942 |
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Battle of Java |
Java |
February 28 - March 12, 1942 |
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Second Battle of the Java Sea |
Dutch East Indies |
March 1, 1942 |
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Battle of Christmas Island |
Christmas Island |
March 31 - April 1, 1942 |
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Indian Ocean Raid |
Indian Ocean |
March 31 - April 10, 1942 |
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The Doolittle Raid |
Japan |
April 18, 1942 |
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Invasion of Tulagi |
Solomon Islands |
May 3 - 4, 1942 |
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Battle of the Coral Sea |
Coral Sea |
May 4 - 8, 1942 |
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Battle of Corregidor |
Philippines |
May 5 - 6, 1942 |
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Battle of Dutch Harbor |
Alaska |
June 3 - 4, 1942 |
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Battle of Midway |
Near Midway Island |
June 4 - 7, 1942 |
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Kokoda Track Campaign |
New Guinea |
July 21 - November 16, 1942 |
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Battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo |
Solomon Islands |
August 7 - 9, 1942 |
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Battle of Savo Island |
Solomon Islands |
August 8 - 9, 1942 |
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Battle of the Tenaru |
Guadalcanal |
August 21, 1942 |
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons |
Off Santa Isabel Island |
August 24 - 25, 1942 |
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Battle of Milne Bay |
New Guinea |
August 25 - September 7, 1942 |
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Battle of Edson's Ridge |
Guadalcanal |
September 11 - 14, 1942 |
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Second Battle of the Matanikau |
Guadalcanal |
September 23 - 27, 1942 |
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Third Battle of the Matanikau |
Guadalcanal |
October 7 - 9, 1942 |
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Battle of Cape Esperance |
Solomon Islands |
October 11 - 12, 1942 |
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Battle for Henderson Field |
Guadalcanal |
October 23 - 26, 1942 |
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Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands |
Solomon Islands |
October 25 - 27, 1942 |
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Fourth Battle of the Matanikau |
Guadalcanal |
November 1 - 4, 1942 |
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Koli Point Action |
Guadalcanal |
November 3 - 12, 1942 |
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Carlson's Patrol |
Guadalcanal |
November 6 - December 4, 1942 |
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Naval Battle of Guadalcanal |
Off Savo Island |
November 12 - 15, 1942 |
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Battle of Buna–Gona |
New Guinea |
November 16, 1942 - January 22, 1943 |
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Battle of Tassafaronga |
Off Guadalcanal |
November 30, 1942 |
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Battle of the Gifu |
Guadalcanal |
December 15, 1942 - January 23, 1943 |
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Arakan Campaign |
Burma |
December 17, 1942 - May 11, 1943 |
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Battle of Rennell Island |
Off Solomon Islands |
January 29 - 30, 1943 |
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Battle of Wau |
New Guinea |
January 29 - 31, 1943 |
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Battle of the Bismarck Sea |
Off New Guinea |
March 2 - 4, 1943 |
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Battle of Blackett Strait |
Off Kolombangara Island |
March 6, 1943 |
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The Battle of the Komandorski Islands |
Off Komandorski Islands |
March 27, 1943 |
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Salamaua–Lae Campaign |
New Guinea |
April 22 - September 16, 1943 |
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Battle of Attu |
Attu Island, Alaska |
May 11 - 30, 1943 |
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Battle of Kula Gulf |
Off Kolombangara Island |
July 6, 1943 |
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Battle of Kolombangara |
Off Kolombangara Island |
July 12 - 13, 1943 |
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New Georgia Campaign |
New Georgia Islands |
June 20 - August 25, 1943 |
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Battle of Vella Gulf |
Off Kolombangara Island |
August 6 - 7, 1943 |
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Operation Cottage |
Kiska Island, Alaska |
August 15, 1943 |
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Battle of Vella Lavella |
Vella Lavella Island |
August 15 - October 9, 1943 |
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Battle off Horaniu |
North of Vella Lavella |
August 17, 1943 |
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Finisterre Range Campaign |
New Guinea |
September 19, 1943 - April 24, 1944 |
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Huon Peninsula Campaign |
New Guinea |
September 22, 1943 - January 15, 1944 |
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Naval Battle of Vella Lavella |
North of Vella Lavella |
October 6, 1943 |
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Battle of the Treasury Islands |
Solomon Islands |
October 27 - November 12, 1943 |
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Raid on Choiseul |
Solomon Islands |
October 28 - November 3, 1943 |
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Battle of Empress Augusta Bay |
Off Bougainville Island |
November 1 - 2, 1943 |
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Bombing of Rabaul |
New Britain Island |
November 1 - 11, 1943 |
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Bougainville Campaign |
Bougainville Island |
November 1, 1943 - August 21, 1945 |
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Battle of Tarawa |
Tarawa |
November 20 - 23, 1943 |
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Battle of Makin |
Gilbert Islands |
November 20 - 24, 1943 |
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Battle of Cape St. George |
North of Bougainville |
November 26, 1943 |
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Battle of Arawe |
New Britain Island |
December 15, 1943 - January 16, 1944 |
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Battle of Cape Gloucester |
New Britain Island |
December 26, 1943 - April 22, 1944 |
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Landing at Saidor |
New Guinea |
January 2 - February 10, 1944 |
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Battle of the Green Islands |
Green Islands |
January 29 - February 27, 1944 |
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Battle of Kwajalein |
Marshall, Islands |
January 31 - February 3, 1944 |
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Battle of the Admin Box |
Burma |
February 5 - 23, 1944 |
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Operation Hailstone |
Truk, Caroline Islands |
February 17 - 18, 1944 |
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Battle of Eniwetok |
Marshall Islands |
February 17 - 23, 1944 |
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Admiralty Islands Campaign |
Admiralty Islands |
February 29 - May 18, 1944 |
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Battle of Imphal |
Imphal, Manipur, India |
March 8 - July 3, 1944 |
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Battle of Sangshak |
Manipur, India |
March 20 - 26, 1944 |
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Battle of Kohima |
Kohima, Nagaland, India |
April 4 - June 22, 1944 |
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Operation Cockpit |
Sandbag Island |
April 19, 1944 |
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Operation Reckless |
New Guinea |
April 21 - 27, 1944 |
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Operation Persecution |
New Guinea |
April 22, 1944 |
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Battle of Wakde |
New Guinea |
May 15 - 18, 1944 |
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Operation Transom |
Java |
May 17, 1944 |
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Battle of Biak |
Biak Island |
May 27 - June 20, 1944 |
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Battle of Lone Tree Hill |
New Guinea |
June 14 - September 1, 1944 |
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Battle of Saipan |
Saipan, Mariana Islands |
June 15 - July 9, 1944 |
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Battle of the Philippine Sea |
West of Guam |
June 19 - 20, 1944 |
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Battle of Noemfoor |
Noemfoor Island |
July 2 - August 31, 1944 |
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Battle of Driniumor River |
New Guinea |
July 10 - August 25, 1944 |
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Second Battle of Guam |
Guam |
July 21 - August 8, 1944 |
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Battle of Tinian |
Tinian, Mariana Islands |
July 24 - August 1, 1944 |
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Battle of Morotai |
Dutch East Indies |
September 15 - October 4, 1944 |
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Battle of Peleliu |
Palau Islands |
September 15 - November 27, 1944 |
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Battle of Angaur |
Palau Islands |
September 17 - 30, 1944 |
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Battle of Leyte |
Philippines |
October 20 - December 31, 1944 |
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Battle of Leyte Gulf |
Philippines |
October 23 - 26, 1944 |
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Battle off Samar |
Philippines |
October 25, 1944 |
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Aitape-Wewak Campaign |
New Guinea |
November 1, 1944 - August 13, 1945 |
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Battle of Ormoc Bay |
Philippines |
November 11 - December 21, 1944 |
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Invasion of Lingayen Gulf |
Philippines |
January 9, 1945 |
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Battle of Luzon |
Philippines |
January 9 - August 15, 1945 |
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Battles of Meiktila and Mandalay |
Burma |
January 14 - March 28, 1945 |
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Operation Meridian |
Sumatra Island |
January 24, 1945 |
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Battle for the Recapture of Bataan |
Philippines |
January 31 - February 8, 1945 |
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Battle of Manila |
Philippines |
February 3 - March 3, 1945 |
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Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River Operations |
Burma |
February 4 - May 13, 1945 |
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Battle of Iwo Jima |
Iwo Jima |
February 19 - March 26, 1945 |
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Battle of Mindanao |
Philippines |
March 10 - August 15, 1945 |
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Battle of the Visayas |
Philippines |
March 18 - July 30, 1945 |
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Battle of Okinawa |
Okinawa |
April 1 - June 23, 1945 |
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Operation Ten-Go |
South of Kyushu Island |
April 7, 1945 |
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Battle of Tarakan |
Borneo |
May 1 - June 21, 1945 |
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Battle of the Malacca Strait |
Off Sumatra Island |
May 15 - 16, 1945 |
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Operation Oboe Six |
North Borneo |
June 10 - August 15, 1945 |
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Battle of North Borneo |
North Borneo |
June 16 - August 15, 1945 |
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Battle of Balikpapan |
Borneo |
July 1 - 21, 1945 |
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Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima |
Japan |
August 6, 1945 |
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Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki |
Japan |
August 9, 1945 |
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Soviet Invasion of Manchuria |
Manchuria |
August 9 - 20, 1945 |
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V-J Day |
September 2, 1945 |
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