Asia Pacific, 08 May 1945: Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 08 May 1945 (WWII: Victory Over Japan: Battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa), showing the following events: Japanese coup in French Indochina; First US firebombing attack kills more than 80,000 in Tokyo; Battle of Iwo Jima; Battle of Okinawa; Soviet Union denounces Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact of 1941; Battle of Tarakan; Operation Dracula; V.E. Day.

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

Japanese
Empire

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

Philippines(US)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Australia(Br. dom.)

T.N.G.(Aus. terr.)

Solomon Is.(US occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Jap. occ.)

Manchukuo(Jap. pup.)

Empire
of
Vietnam(Jap. pup.)

E.T.R.(Sov. sat.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Thailand(Jap. sat.)

Indochina(Jap. occ.)

Sarawak(Jap. occ.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

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

North
China(Jap. occ.)

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

Ryukyu Is.(US occ.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

N. Borneo(Jap. occ.)

Brunei(Jap. occ.)

P. Timor(Jap. occ.)

Kampuchea(Jap. pup.)

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.)

Mariana

Islands(US occ.)

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.(US occ.)

Canton(US adm.)

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Date Line

9 Mar 1945Japan dismantles
French Indochina

9–10 Mar 1945US firebombs Tokyo,
killing more than 80,000

26 Mar 1945US secures Iwo Jima

1 Apr–21 Jun 1945US captures Okinawa

5 Apr 1945Soviets denounce 1941
Neutrality Pact with Japan

1 May 1945Australians land on Tarakan

3 May 1945British capture
Rangoon

8 May 1945Germany surrenders

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