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Leapfrogging
That is the short answer.
Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur agreed on a two-pronged offensive loosely based on the War Department's prewar Plan Orange for war in the Western Pacific.
Nimitz' sailors and marines took the Central Pacific route, island hopping, bypassing enemy fortifications, establishing naval and air bases, luring the Japanese fleet into lopsided naval-air engagements heading for Taiwan to cut the maritime supplies to Japan.
MacArthur began in New Guinea and island hopped through the South Pacific toward the Philippines to which he had promised to return at the beginning of the war.
In the event, Nimitz opted for Iwo Jima over Taiwan. Both army and marine forces took part in the invasion of Okinawa where the tips of the pincers came together.
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Rylee Johnson
Artillery and machines guns caused armies to stay in defensive positions
Shana Bradtke
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∙ 15y agoThe US did not have a strategy in the Pacific. There was little or no conflict in the Pacific in WW I, the military activity all took place in Europe.
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∙ 11y ago"Island-Hopping" .
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∙ 12y ago"Island Hopping" .
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Describe the allied strategy in the pacific?
To by pass the islands and not fight for every island
What military strategy did the US adopt upon entering world war 2?
When the US entered World War II in 1941, its strategy was to send most of its troops to the Pacific to battle Japanese forces. Later, from 1943-1945 the US led the allied war effort in Europe.
What was the early major military strategy in the pacific theatre while the European theatre was focusing on Africa?
During World War II, the early major military strategy in the Pacific theatre was to stop the Japanese from approaching the United States by taking control of the Midway Islands. The European theatre was focusing on Africa to prevent enemy forces from moving northward.
What was the two-front allied strategy used to defeat Hitler?
"Europe First" strategy
What did 'Operation Cartwhee' have to do with World War 2?
Operation Cartwheel (1943-1944) was the major military strategy for the Allies in the Pacific theater of World War II. Cartwheel was a twin-axis of advance operation, aimed at militarily neutralizing the major Japanese base at Rabaul. The operation was directed by the Supreme Allied Commander in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA), General Douglas MacArthur, whose forces advanced along the northeast coast of New Guinea and occupied nearby islands. Allied forces from the Pacific Ocean Areas command, under Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, advanced through the Solomon Islands towards Bougainville. The Allied forces involved were from the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands and various Pacific Islands
Which Allied Military strategy led to the liberation of France?
island hopping in the pacific
The allied strategy in the pacific was known as?
Leyte Gulf
What term was described the allied war strategy of the war in the pacific?
"Island-Hopping" .
Describe the allied strategy in the pacific?
To by pass the islands and not fight for every island
The strategy of island hopping in the pacific involved allied attacks on?
Only islands that were not well defended.
Allied strategy battle of the bulge?
The Allied Forces did not have a strategy until after they were attacked because the Generals did not believe there was a major offensive going on in the Ardennes. This was to their peril. Since I am not a military strategist and do not know the military lingo I am sending you to some links to help you understand how the Germans and the Allied Forces fought the battle.
What important strategy was used by the American forces in the Pacific?
Island hopping, also called leapfrogging, was an important military strategy in the Pacific Theater of World War II. The strategy was to bypass heavily fortified Japanese positions and instead concentrate the limited Allied resources on strategically important islands that were not well defended but capable of supporting the drive to the main islands of Japan
What two important military appointments were given to Eisenhower?
allied forces in pacific and NATO
What military strategy did the US adopt upon entering world war 2?
When the US entered World War II in 1941, its strategy was to send most of its troops to the Pacific to battle Japanese forces. Later, from 1943-1945 the US led the allied war effort in Europe.
Who did the blitzkrieg involve?
Blitzkrieg was a military attack strategy designed by the Nazi Germans. The Allied Forces adapted this method too.
What was the World War 2 strategy of conquering only certain Pacific islands that were important to the Allied advance toward Japan?
island hopping
President roosevelt ordered to leave the philippines and transferred the command of the allied forces in the pacific theater to australia-?
Yes, President Roosevelt did order the military to leave the Philippines and transferred the command of the allied forces in the Pacific theater to Australia.
