The Pacific Arena World War II by Lara Jones https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh en-us 2020-11-22 06:49:27 UTC 2023-10-10 18:15:57 UTC hello@padlet.com New York, NY, USA https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/969740880 2020-11-30 02:02:15 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/969740880 Poonamallee, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/969743155 jjj]]> 2020-11-30 02:03:35 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/969743155 Battle/Fall of Singapore lachlanharper https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974037000 7 Feb 1942 – 15 Feb 1942
The Battle of Singapore, also known as the Fall of Singapore, was fought in the South-East Asian theatre of World War II when the Empire of Japan invaded the British stronghold of Singapore—nicknamed the "Gibraltar of the East"
]]> 2020-12-01 01:29:22 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974037000 Battle Iwo jima olivianewcombe https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974092477 19 February 1945 – 26 March 1945
The Battle of Iwo Jima was an epic military campaign between U.S. Marines and the Imperial Army of Japan in early 1945. In some of the bloodiest fighting of World War II, it's believed that all but 200 or so of the 21,000 Japanese forces on the island were killed, as were almost 7,000 Marines.]]> 2020-12-01 01:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974092477 Battle of Coral Sea olivianewcombe https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974096355 4 May 1942 – 8 May 1942
This four-day World War II skirmish in May 1942 marked the first air-sea battle in history. Although both sides suffered damages to their carriers, the battle left the Japanese without enough planes to cover the ground attack of Port Moresby, resulting in a strategic Allied victory. 

]]> 2020-12-01 01:57:33 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974096355 Battle of Okinawa olivianewcombe https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974099188 1 April 1945 – 22 June 1945
 The Battle of Okinawa, also known as Operation Iceberg, took place in April-June 1945. It was the largest amphibious landing in the Pacific theater of World War II. It also resulted in the largest casualties with over 100,000 Japanese casualties and 50,000 casualties for the Allies.

]]> 2020-12-01 01:59:06 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974099188 Battle of the Philippine Sea olivianewcombe https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974102888 19 June 1944 – 20 June 1944
The Battle of the Philippine Sea (June 19–20, 1944) was a major naval battle of World War II that eliminated the Imperial Japanese Navy's ability to conduct large-scale carrier actions. It took place during the United States' amphibious invasion of the Mariana Islands during the Pacific War.



]]> 2020-12-01 02:01:02 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974102888 battle of the saipan olivianewcombe https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974109724 15 June 1944 – 9 July 1944
The attack on 7 July would be the largest Japanese Banzai charge in the Pacific War. By 16:15 on 9 July, Admiral Turner announced that Saipan was officially secured. ... For the Americans, the victory was the most costly to date in the Pacific War: out of 71,000 who landed, 2,949 were killed and 10,464 wounded]]> 2020-12-01 02:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/larajones2910/d2uvent8qu1vnakh/wish/974109724