Table of Data Points

Tag : Pacific

1941-12-24Japan captures Kuching

Kuching is conquered by Japanese forces.

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1941-12-23Wake Island Occupied

Japanese forces occupy Wake Island.

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1941-12-201st 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.

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1941-12-16Miri

Japanese troops occupy Miri, a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo.

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1941-12-12Batangas 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.

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1941-12-10HMS 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.

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1941-12-10HMS 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.

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1941-12-10Philippines Campaign

Imperial Japanese forces under the command of General Masaharu Homma land on the Philippine mainland.

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1941-12-09Japanese Ships Attacked

The 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Vigan, Luzon.

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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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