21 June, 1945
They used the tactic of island-hopping. That meant they captured one island at a time. It cost the lives of many soldiers and they could gain just a very small territoriy at a time.
On 14 August 1945 (US date) or, 15 August 1945 in Japan, the difference is caused by the International Dateline.
Island hopping
"Island-Hopping" .
Midway islands
iwo jima
Okinawa, with landings on April Fool's Day, 1945.
by the US navy and Pacific Fleet
Midway Island
21 June, 1945
They used the tactic of island-hopping. That meant they captured one island at a time. It cost the lives of many soldiers and they could gain just a very small territoriy at a time.
On April 1st, 1945, the last major invasion in the pacific for the US was the battle for Okinawa
The Island of Midway.
Nuremberg, Germany was captured on April 21, 1945. The battle that captured the city lasted from April 17th to April 21st.
No, it is not. It is a state of the USA. It is an island in the Pacific.
pacific sae Midway. DLW