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Tag : Japan

1941-12-08China & Japan at War

The Republic of China declares war on Japan. This is sometimes referred to as the second Sino-Japanese war.

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1941-12-08Wake Island Attacked

27 Japanese medium "Nell" bombers flown from bases on Kwajalein in the Marshall Island group attacked Wake Island, destroying eight of the 12 F4F Wildcat fighter aircraft belonging to Marine Corps fighter squadron VMF-211 on the ground.

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1941-12-08US Declares War

After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor the U.S. Congress passes a declaration of war against Japan.

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1941-12-081941-12-25Battle of Hong Kong

Eighteen days after the battle began, British colonial officials headed by the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Mark Aitchison Young, surrendered in person at the Japanese headquarters. This day is known in Hong Kong as "Black Christmas".

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1941-12-08Batan Island Landing

The Japanese 14th Army began its invasion of the Philippines with a landing on Batan Island (not to be confused with Bataan Peninsula), 190 km off the north coast of Luzon

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1941-12-081942-03-15Battle of Singapore

The Japanese assault on the Allied stronghold at Singapore, the "Gibraltar of the East". About 80,000 British, Australian and Indian troops became POWs. Churchill called the fall of Singapore the "worst disaster" in British history.

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1941-12-081941-12-10First Battle of Guam

Almost 6000 Japanese troops quickly overwhelm the small US garrison of Marines (547) stationed on Guam.

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1941-12-07Pearl Harbour

The Japanese Navy conducts a surprise attack on the US Navy based at Pearl Harbor, resulting in the United States becoming militarily involved in World War II. It was intended as a preventive action to detain the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

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1940-09-27Tripartite Pact

Germany, Italy and Japan sign the Tripartite Pact in Berlin.

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1940-09-221940-09-26Japanese in North Vietnam

Despite an accord between Japan and Vichy Indochina which granted basing and transit rights, fighting breaks out between Japanese troops and French Colonial troops defending Hanoi. Japanese forces take Hanoi and establish positions that blockade China.

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