List of naval and land-based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II

List of codenames of naval and land based operations in the Pacific Theater during World War II including Japan, Oceania, and the Pacific Rim.

Main article: List of World War II military operations

Pacific Ocean

Axis
  • A-Go (1944) — Japanese plan to engage and destroy the U.S. Fleet during the Saipan landings
  • AL (1942) — Japanese invasion of the western Aleutians as a diversion from the attempted invasion of Midway Island
    • AOB (1942) — Japanese seizure of Kiska Island
    • AQ (1942) — Japanese seizure of Attu Island
    • Ke-GO (1943) — Japanese evacuation of Kiska, Aleutians
  • I (1943) — major Japanese air offensive to halt Allied advances on New Guinea and Guadalcanal
  • FS (1944) — proposal to isolate Australia by capturing New Caledonia, Samoa and Fiji.
  • K-1 (1942) — Japanese reconnaissance and air-raid on Pearl Harbor
  • Ka (1942) — Japanese plan to destroy the U.S. Fleet and recapture Guadalcanal
  • Ke (1943) — Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal
  • Ketsu-Go (Decisive) (1945) — Japanese plans to counter US led invasion of Japan
  • MI (1942) — attempted seizure of Midway Island
  • MO (1942) — aborted Japanese invasion of Port Moresby in New Guinea
  • RO (1943) — reinforcement of air forces at Rabaul
  • Sho-Go (1945) — Japanese naval reaction to US invasion of Leyte
  • SR (1942) — seizure of Lae and Salamaua in southeast New Guinea
  • TA (1944) — attempt to repulse US bridgehead on Bougainville Island
  • Tan No. 2 (1945) — long-range Kamikaze mission on Allied fleet anchorage at Ulithi atoll
  • TEN (1945) — air defence plan for Japan
  • Ten-Go (1945) — Japanese kikusui attacks and naval sortie to defend Okinawa.
  • Z (1941) — the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Allies

See also
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