Pacific 44-45

By Bearicade

  • US marines and army invade Saipan

    US marines and army invade Saipan
    Saipan is invaded in the Mariana Islands in the Central Pacific

  • Japanese Counterattack

    Biggest carrier battle of ww2. So many Japanese planes shot down that battle is nicknamed "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot"

  • US bombing of Japan

    US bombing of Japan
    B-29's fly over Japan from the Mariana Islands. Largely unsuccessful because of poor weather conditions causing bombs to miss industrial targets.

  • US 10th army invades Okinawa

    US 10th army invades Okinawa
    Supported by the biggest invasion fleet in history US 10th moves on an identified necessary staging point.

  • Japanese Imperial Conference

    Japanese Imperial Conference
    Government decision made that Japan will fight to the death though they will inevitably lose.

  • Enola Gay flight to drop bomb

    Enola Gay flight to drop bomb
    Nuclear Bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

  • Truman is convinced Japan won't surrender

    Truman is convinced Japan won't surrender
    Reauthorizes conventional bombing considers a 3rd atomic bomb. 700 B-29's fly over Japan dropping over 4k tons of explosive on military targets. The emperor surrenders and Junior Japanese officers coup fails.