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
Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China National People's Congress opening ceremony, the Shanghai World Expo and visits of heads of state, and heads of government, as well as military delegations. In January 2016, the Central Band was transformed to its current status as a directly reporting unit of the then newly established Political Work Department of the Central Military Commission from the PLA General Political Department. It is the flagship and most senior band of all the bands within the entire People's Liberation Army, and the centerpiece of the wider Military Band Service of the People's Liberation Army of China, which falls under the direct supervision