Table of Data Points
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' | ||
1942-01-02 | Manila Falls | Manila is captured by Japanese forces. | Read about 'Manila Falls' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Manila Falls' | ||
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' | ||
1941-12-16 | Miri | Japanese troops occupy Miri, a city in northern Sarawak, Malaysia, on the island of Borneo. | Read about 'Miri' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Miri' | ||
1941-12-10 | 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 | 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' | ||
1941-12-08 | Wake 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. | Read about 'Wake Island Attacked' on WikiPedia | Discuss 'Wake Island Attacked' |
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