History of the United States Army that captured North Africa and Sicily and later fought in Italy. On D-Day, 6 June 1944, and in the subsequent liberation of Europe and defeat of Nazi Germany, millions of U.S. Army troops played a central role. In the Pacific, Army soldiers participated alongside the U.S. Marine Corps in the "island hopping" campaign that wrested the Pacific Islands from Japanese control. Following the Axis surrenders in May (Germany) and August (Japan) of 1945, Army troops were deployed to Japan and Germany to occupy the two defeated nations. The U.S. Army Air Force, which was an outgrowth of the earlier Army
Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army the march past tune of the PLA in every military parade. Military Anthem of the People's Liberation Army The Military Anthem of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (), also known as the March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (), is a Chinese patriotic song. The song was written by Gong Mu (公木, real name Zhang Yongnian 张永年) and composed by Zheng Lücheng (郑律成, 정률성). The song's former name was March of the Eighth Route Army (), and was one of the six songs in the Chorus of Eighth Route Army (), all of which had Gong Mu as song