- The South West Pacific theatre of World War II — those parts of the Pacific and Maritime Southeast Asia which were not included in the Pacific Ocean theatre or the South-East Asian theatre.
- It included the Philippines, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies (excluding Sumatra), Australia, the British Territory of New Guinea (including the Bismarck Archipelago), the British Solomon Islands, and some neighbouring territories.
- The area was defined by reference to the Allied supreme command for the area, which was known simply as the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA). On 30 March 1942, the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) divided the Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO) into two operational command areas: the SWPA and the Pacific Ocean Areas.
Subcategories
This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 10 total.
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Pages in category "South West Pacific theatre of World War II"
The following 122 pages are in this category, out of approximately 224 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
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- Battle of Lababia Ridge
- Battle of Labuan
- Landing at Aitape
- Landing at Jacquinot Bay
- Landing at Lae
- Landings at Cape Torokina
- Lark Force
- Battle of Leuwiliang
- Operation Lilliput
- Invasion of Lingayen Gulf
- List of American guerrillas in the Philippines
- Battle of Lone Tree Hill
- Landing on Long Island
- Raid on Los Baños
- Battle of Luzon
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- SS Mactan
- Battle of Makassar Strait
- Malahang Mission Station, Lae
- Malinta Tunnel
- Battle of Manado
- Merauke Force
- Milne Force
- Battle of Milne Bay
- Battle of Mindanao
- Escape from Davao
- Battle of Mindoro
- Battle of Mission Ridge–Brigade Hill
- Operation Montclair
- Battle of Morotai
- Battle of Mount Tambu
- Battle of Mubo
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- Battle of Oivi–Gorari
- Operation Adder
- Operation Agas
- Operation Binatang
- Operation Chronicle
- Operation Cobra (Timor)
- Operation Dexterity
- Operation Groper
- Operation Jurist
- Operation Lagarto
- Operation Locust
- Operation Mo
- Operation Platypus
- Operation Sabre
- Operation Semut
- Operation Starfish (World War Two)
- Operation Sunable
- Operation Sunbaker
- Operation Suncob
- Operation Sunlag
- Battle of Ormoc Bay
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- Invasion of Palawan
- Battle of Palembang
- Battle of Pearl Ridge
- Pensacola Convoy
- Operation Persecution
- Battle of Leyte order of battle
- Battle of Villa Verde Trail
- Battle of Wawa Dam
- Military history of the Philippines during World War II
- Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
- Piso Point
- Battle of Piva Forks
- Battle for Piva Trail
- Pontianak incidents
- Battle of Porton Plantation
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- Landing at Saidor
- Salamaua–Lae campaign
- Invasion of Salamaua–Lae
- Battle of Sansapor
- Battle of Sattelberg
- Landing at Scarlet Beach
- Operation SO and SE
- Battle of Sio
- Battle of Slater's Knoll
- Japanese occupation of the Solomon Islands
- Solomon Islands campaign
- South West Pacific Area
- Sparrow Force
- Swamp Ghost
- Attack on Sydney Harbour