Chester W. Nimitz

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What strategy did Chester W. Nimitz employ in the Pacific theater? Chester W. Nimitz
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What strategy did Chester W. Nimitz employ in the Pacific theater?

Chester W. Nimitz employed a strategy known as "island hopping" in the Pacific Theater. This involved bypassing heavily fortified Japanese positions and capturing strategically important islands to gradually push Japanese forces back towards the home islands. This approach minimized Allied casualties and depleted Japanese resources leading to their eventual surrender.