Asia Pacific, 18 Apr 1944: Burma Offensives
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 18 Apr 1944 (WWII: Victory Over Japan: Burma Offensives), showing the following events: US capture Kwajalein; Operation Thursday; US captures Eniwetok; Allies seize Admiralty Islands; Operation U-Go.

S o v i e t U n i o n

D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Jap. occ.)

Japanese
Empire

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Burma(Jap. occ.)

Australia(Br. dom.)

Philippines(Jap. pup.)

French
Indochina(Jap. pres.)

T.N.G.(Jap. occ.)

Solomon Is.(US occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Jap. occ.)

Tuva(Sov. sat.)

Xinjiang(Nat. Ch. pres.)

Manchukuo(Jap. pup.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Thailand(Jap. sat.)

Sarawak(Jap. occ.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

Mong. A.F.(Jap. prot.)

North
China(Jap. occ.)

R.N.G.
China(Jap. pup.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

N. Borneo(Jap. occ.)

Brunei(Jap. occ.)

P. Timor(Jap. occ.)

Nauru(Jap. occ.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(US occ.)

Ellice Is.(US pres.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(US pres.)

Marshall

Islands(US occ.)

H.K.(Jap. occ.)

Guam(Jap. occ.)

Mariana

Islands(Jap.)

Wake I.(Jap. occ.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Jap.)

Paracel Is.(Jap. occ.)

Spratly Is.(Jap. occ.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

Canton(US adm.)

International
Date Line

31 Jan–3 Feb 1944US captures Kwajalein

5 Feb–27 Aug 1944British launch
Chindit offensive
in Burma

17–23 Feb 1944US captures Eniwetok

29 Feb–18 May 1944Allies seize Admiralty Is.

7 Mar–22 Jun 1944Japan invades
Assam

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