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 | 1945-04-01 | 1945-06-22 | Operation Iceburg | US fight the largest amphibious campaign in the Pacific Theatre of the war. The US objective was to seize a large island only 340 miles away from mainland Japan. Approximately 120,00 troops and 150,000 civilians were killed in the campaign. | Read about 'Operation Iceburg' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Iceburg' |
| 1945-03-27 | Operation Starvation | The Twentieth Air Force flew 1,529 sorties and laid 12,135 mines in 26 locations. The aerial mining operation was designed to disrupt enemy shipping and it was extremely effective. They were responsible for the destruction of 670 Japanese ships. | Read about 'Operation Starvation' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Starvation' | |
| 1945-03-11 | Operation Tan No. 2 | Of 24 "Frances" twin-engine bombers, which were sent on a long-range Kamikaze mission directed at the main Allied naval fleet anchorage at Ulithi atol, only two arrived to damage the USS Randolph. | Read about 'Operation Tan No. 2 ' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Operation Tan No. 2 ' | |
| 1945-03-10 | Tokyo Firebombing | Over 100,000 people are killed when the 334 B-29s of the United States Army Air Forces drop incendiary bombs on Tokyo. Approximately 267,000 buildings are destroyed. | Read about 'Tokyo Firebombing' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Tokyo Firebombing' | |
| 1945-03-08 | 1945-03-15 | Meatgrinder | Following a series of disastrous assaults, General Erskine orders the 9th Marine Regiment to attack at night, without preliminary artillery bombardment. The tactics are more effective and eventually the mutually supporting positions are overwhelmed. | Read about 'Meatgrinder' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Meatgrinder' |
| 1945-03-07 | The Bridge at Remagen | Troops of the U.S. Army's 9th Armored Division capture the Ludendorff bridge, allowing them to establish a bridgehead across the Rhine. | Read about 'The Bridge at Remagen' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'The Bridge at Remagen' | |
| 1945-03-04 | Dinah Might Lands | The first of thousands of B-29s to follow, the 'Dinah Might', low on fuel and damaged, makes an emergency landing on airstrip number 1 on Iwo Jima, 21 days before the island is entirely in allied hands. | Read about 'Dinah Might Lands' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Dinah Might Lands' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Iwo Jima Flag Raising | Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima is a historic photograph taken by Joe Rosenthal. It depicts five United States Marines and a U.S. Navy corpsman raising the flag of the United States atop Mount Suribachi during the Battle of Iwo Jima. | Read about 'Iwo Jima Flag Raising' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Iwo Jima Flag Raising' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Los Banos | US 11th Airborne troops and Filipino guerrillas free prisoners at the Los Banos internment camp. | Read about 'Los Banos' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Los Banos' | |
| 1945-02-23 | Verona Bombed | The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is bombed by Allied forces. | Read about 'Verona Bombed' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Verona Bombed' |
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