TIMELINE OF… VJ DAY
10 March-15 August 1945
01 BATTLE OF MINDANAO
“THE HUGE NUMBER OF CASUALTIES LATER HELPS JUSTIFY THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS”
Fought as part of the United States’ campaign to liberate the Philippines, the Battle of Mindanao focuses on recapturing the southern parts of the archipelago. Much of Mindanao is retaken by American and Filipino forces but pockets of Japanese resistance continue until mid-August 1945 in the vicinity of what is now General Santos City.
1 April-22 June 1945
02 BATTLE OF OKINAWA
The largest amphibious
