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

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1941Date range
3Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1941

Shigemi Furuno7 December 1941

Pearl Harbour · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Furuno commands HA-17, launched from submarine I-18 as part of the Pearl Harbour operation.

Naoji Iwasa7 December 1941

Pearl Harbour · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Iwasa commands one of the five Japanese midget submarines launched for the Pearl Harbour operation.

Akira Yokoyama7 December 1941

Pearl Harbour · Warfare / World War, 2nd

Yokoyama commands HA-16, launched from submarine I-16 before the air attack on Pearl Harbour.

Names involved

Akira YokoyamaNaoji IwasaShigemi Furuno

Provenance

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