Battle of Coral Sea
Ordered by Yamamoto to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Role range: 1939-1945
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Shigeyoshi Inouye Biography and Timeline
Follow Shigeyoshi Inouye through 9 dated historical records for Japan.
Shigeyoshi Inouye, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1942–1942Years on this page
1942
Capture of Port Moresby
Ordered to capture Port Moresby in the Solomons
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Tulagi
Japanese forces occupy the island of Tulagi without opposition
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Coral Sea
Captures the Island of Tulagi in the Coral Sea
Role range: 1939-1945
Capture of Tulagi
Captures the Island of Tulagi in the Coral Sea
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Coral Sea
The Shoho is sunk
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Coral Sea
Inouye is forced to call off his planned capture of Port Moresby in the Solomons
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Coral Sea
The air-sea Battle of the Coral Sea comes out as an tactical victory but strategical defeat for Japan
Role range: 1939-1945
Battle of Coral Sea
Calls off the plan to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby
Role range: 1939-1945
Records, sources and methodology
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