Pacific War

Highlights In The

1941 Dec. 7: Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Enemy troops landed in Malaya.

Dec. 9: Japanese landed in the Philip pines.

Dec. 17: First landing in North Borneo.

Dec. 25: Hong Kong surrenders. 1942 Jan, 10: Invasion of Dutch East Indies.

Jan. 18: Japs move into Burma.

Jan. 23: New Britain invaded.

Feb. 15: Singapore falls.

Feb, 27: Three-day naval battle in Java Sea begins.

March 10: Japs land in Northern Solo mons.

April 18: Doolittle’s raid on Tokio.

May 1: British evacuate Mandalay.

May 4: Japs occupy Tulagi, BSI.

May 6: Battle of Coral Sea begins.

June 13: Invasion of Aleutians by enemy.

Aug. 8: Americans land on Guadalcanal.

Sept. 13: Advance on Owen Stanley Range held. Australians in big counter attack. 1943 Jan. 20: Last of Japs defeated at Sana nanda. Fighting over in Papua.

Feb. 9: Enemy evacuate Guadalcanal.

Nov. 20: Americans land in Gilbert Islands.

Dec. 16: Americans land New Britain. 1944 July 10: Americans land Guam.

Oct, 17: Allies land Philippines, Leyte. 1945 Jan. 9: Landing on Luzon.

Feb. 2: Manila recaptured.

Feb. 19: Americans land Iwo Jima.

March 30: British Fleet in action. Attacks Ryukyus.

April 1; Landing on Okinawa.

April 5: Russia denounces neutrality pact.

Japanese Cabinet resigns.

June 10: Landings in Borneo by Austra lians.

July 14: Japan shelled for first time.

July 26: Surrender ultimatum rejected.

Aug. 7: First atom-bomb dropped.

Aug. 10: Japan makes first peace moves.