7 February 1943Battle of GuadalcanalTadayoshi Sano
Forced to evacuate from Guadalcanal
Historical records for Japan in 1943, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Forced to evacuate from Guadalcanal
Appointed Commander in Chief, Combined Fleet
Appointed Commander in Chief, Combined Fleet
Yamamoto directs Operation I-Go, a major Japanese air offensive against Allied positions in the Solomons and New Guinea.
Yamasaki leads the final Japanese attack on Attu and is killed as organized resistance collapses.
Kimura evacuates the Japanese garrison from Kiska under fog, removing thousands of troops without Allied interception.
The Allies proclaim that Japan will be stripped of all land gained since 1914
The US decodes inspection details of Yamamoto & intercepts his plane
Death of Isoruku Yamamoto, killed by the Americans
Kurosawas Judo Saga
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