Mainly Iwo Jima.
Germany and Japan .
Island-Hopping .
Island hopping!
Island hopping
Invading Japaneses- held island in the pacific
It effectively cut Japannese military supply lines.
1.The defeat of Russia by Japan. 2.The defeat of Italian forces by the Abyssinians in Ethiopia.
General MacArthur strategy to defeat Japan would go through the occupied islands held by Japan. The Marines had amphibious training. So it made sense for MacArthur to utilize the Marines to defeat Japan. So the Marines did not have a unit at the invasion of Normandy.
It was when the Americans forces were close to Japan to invade the island nation.
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The Battle of Midway ended because the naval forces of Japan withdrew from the battle. After losing four front-line carriers, and not meeting the objective of crushing the American naval forces, Japan's Navy retreated in defeat.
The overall plan was to defeat the axis forces. Particularly Germany, Italy and Japan.