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Capture of Japan

Japan · Warfare / World War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

5Records
1940–1945Date range
5Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1940

HirohitoSeptember 1940

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Japan captures Indo, with the agreement of the Vichy Government

1941

Jisaburo Ozawa1941

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Commands the naval forces which capture the Dutch East Indies

1942

Tomoyuki Yamashita31 January 1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The Japanese complete the capture of Malaya

Chuichi Nagumo1942

Warfare / World War, 2nd

Provides air cover for the capture of the Dutch East Indies

1945

YoshihitoFebruary 1945

Warfare / World War, 2nd

The US recapture Corregidor

Names involved

Chuichi NagumoHirohitoJisaburo OzawaTomoyuki YamashitaYoshihito

Provenance

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