Table of Data Points
1941-12-24 | Japan captures Kuching | Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces. | Read about 'Japan captures Kuching' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japan captures Kuching' | ||
1941-12-23 | Wake Island Occupied | Japanese forces occupy Wake Island. | Read about 'Wake Island Occupied' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wake Island Occupied' | ||
1941-12-20 | 1st Flying Tigers Combat | Aircraft of the 1st and 2nd squadrons intercepted 10 unescorted Kawasaki Ki-48 "Lily" bombers of the 21st Hikotai raiding Kunming. Three of the Japanese bombers were shot down near Kunming and a fourth severly was damaged. | Read about '1st Flying Tigers Combat' on WikiPedia | Discuss '1st Flying Tigers Combat' | ||
1941-12-16 | Miri | Japanese troops occupy Miri, a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. | Read about 'Miri' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Miri' | ||
1941-12-12 | Batangas Air Field | Fifty four Japanese A6M Zero fighters raid Batangas Field, Philippines. Jesus Villamor and four Filipino fighter pilots fend them off; Cesar Basa, the first Filipino casualty of the war, is killed. | Read about 'Batangas Air Field' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Batangas Air Field' | ||
1941-12-10 | HMS Prince of Wales Sunk | Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Several hundred men were killed when the ship sank, with Vice-Admiral Phillips and Captain Leach being among those lost. | Read about 'HMS Prince of Wales Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Prince of Wales Sunk' | ||
1941-12-10 | HMS Repulse Sunk | Attacked and sunk by 86 Japanese bombers and torpedo bombers. Repulse was fatally hit and soon developed a severe list to port over a period of about six minutes. It was clear that she was sinking, and sinking fast. | Read about 'HMS Repulse Sunk' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'HMS Repulse Sunk' | ||
1941-12-10 | Philippines Campaign | Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland. | Read about 'Philippines Campaign' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Philippines Campaign' | ||
1941-12-09 | Japanese Ships Attacked | The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon. | Read about 'Japanese Ships Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Japanese Ships Attacked' | ||
1941-12-08 | China & Japan at War | The Republic of China declares war on Japan. This is sometimes referred to as the second Sino-Japanese war. | Read about 'China & Japan at War' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'China & Japan at War' |
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