Japanese forces in the Pacific

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Japanese forces in the Pacific were the Imperial Japanese military units that fought Allied powers across the Pacific theater during World War II, engaging in major naval, air, and land campaigns from Southeast Asia to the Central Pacific.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II military formation
military force
allegiance Emperor of Japan
commandStructure Imperial General Headquarters
conflict Pacific War
World War II
controlled Japanese-occupied Burma
Japanese-occupied Dutch East Indies
Japanese-occupied Malaya
Japanese-occupied New Guinea
linked to: New Guinea campaign

Japanese-occupied Philippines
Japanese-occupied Singapore
country Empire of Japan
linked to: Japan
engagedIn Battle of Iwo Jima
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Singapore
Battle of the Coral Sea
linked to: Battle of Coral Sea

Battle of the Java Sea
Burma campaign
Guadalcanal campaign
Malayan campaign
linked to: Battle of Malaya

New Guinea campaign
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
attack on Pearl Harbor
language Japanese
notableCommander Hitoshi Imamura
Isoroku Yamamoto
Mitsuru Ushijima
Tadamichi Kuribayashi
Tomoyuki Yamashita NERFINISHED
opponent Allied forces in the Pacific
Australian military forces
British Empire forces
Dutch colonial forces in the East Indies
New Zealand military forces
linked to: New Zealand forces

Republic of China armed forces
Soviet Armed Forces
linked to: Soviet armed forces

United States Armed Forces
partOf Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan

Imperial Japanese Armed Forces
subclassOf Imperial Japanese Army Air Service units
Imperial Japanese Army units
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service units
Imperial Japanese Navy units
surrendered Allied forces in 1945
temporalCoverage 1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
theater Pacific theater of World War II
Southeast Asian theater of World War II
usedEquipment Arisaka rifle
linked to: Arisaka

Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter aircraft
linked to: Mitsubishi A6M

Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
Type 97 Chi-Ha medium tank
Yamato-class battleship
usedTactic amphibious assault
banzai charge
island defense in depth
kamikaze attack

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3rd New Zealand Division primaryOpponents Japanese forces in the Pacific
Aritomo Gotō side Japan in World War II
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
Kakuji Kakuta servedIn Japanese Navy air operations in the Pacific
subject linked to: Rear Admiral Kakuji Kakuta
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
World War II military operations in Eastern Visayas opponent Japanese forces in the Philippines
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
Japanese 18th Division sideInConflict Japan in World War II
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
Japanese destroyer Oshio belligerentSide Japan in World War II
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
6th Ranger Battalion (United States) opponent Imperial Japanese forces in the Philippines
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific
Southern Force during the Battle of Leyte Gulf partOf Japanese forces at the Battle of Leyte Gulf
linked to: Japanese forces in the Pacific