Wars, politics & history

South-East Asian theater of World War II

from 8 December 1941 to 9 September 1945

Campaigns of the Pacific War in Burma, Ceylon, India, Thailand, Indochina, the Philippines, Malaya and Singapore. It began on 8 December 1941 and lasted until 9 September 1945 (about 4 years). The setting was Southeast Asia. It was part of the Pacific War and Southern Operations. Those involved included the United Kingdom, the Republic of China, Australia and France.

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