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 | 1942-02-28 | HMAS Perth | The Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth is torpedoed and sunk by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Sunda Straight. | Read about 'HMAS Perth' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMAS Perth' | |
| 1942-02-28 | USS Houston | United States cruiser USS Houston and the Australian cruiser HMAS Perth faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force. After a fierce battle of several hours duration, both Allied ships were sunk. | Read about 'USS Houston' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'USS Houston' | |
| 1942-02-27 | Java Sea | The American-British-Dutch-Australian Command (ABDA) is almost completely destroyed in a disastrous Allied defeat at the hands of the Japanese navy. | Read about 'Java Sea' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Java Sea' | |
 | 1942-02-19 | Japan bombs Darwin | The Japanese air raids on Darwin, Australia, on 19 February 1942 were the largest attacks ever mounted by a foreign power against Australia. | Read about 'Japan bombs Darwin' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan bombs Darwin' | |
| 1942-02-11 | Bukit Timah | 15th & 12th Indian Brigade, the 27 Australian Brigade and the poorly equiped Dalforce inflict heavy casulties on attaching Japanese troops in Singapore. The defending troops are outflanked the following day and forced to withdraw. | Read about 'Bukit Timah' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Bukit Timah' | |
| 1942-01-18 | Japan invades Burma | The Japanese forced their way over the steep jungle-covered Tenasserim Range, and attacked Tavoy. The defenders were overwhelmed and forced to evacuate the town in disorder. | Read about 'Japan invades Burma' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan invades Burma' | |
| 1942-01-11 | Japan invades Indonesia | Japan declares war on the Netherlands and invades the Netherlands East Indies. | Read about 'Japan invades Indonesia' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan invades Indonesia' | |
| 1942-01-11 | Kuala Lumpur | Japanese army captures Kuala Lumpur. | Read about 'Kuala Lumpur' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Kuala Lumpur' | |
| 1942-01-07 | 1942-04-09 | Battle of Battan | The Battle of Bataan represented the most intense phase of Japan's invasion of the Philippines. The Philippine Islands was crucial to their to control the Southwest Pacific, seize the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, and protect its Southeast Asia flank. | Read about 'Battle of Battan' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Battle of Battan' |
| 1942-01-05 | Japanese attack Trolak | Japanese attack, but fail to capture Trolak from British defenders. | Read about 'Japanese attack Trolak' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese attack Trolak' |
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