大東亜戦争 Dai Tō-A Sensō (The Great East Asia War)-----Day By Day

[RussellM]

Great thread Taka!

Look forward to following this - excellent photos as well!

Regards

Russ

[BRUNO FRANCK]

hi Taka-san

i look every day to this thread,, very intresting

greetings bruno

[J7W22007]

Thank you for the kind support, guys!

Cheers!
Taka

[J7W22007]

昭和十六年　十二月二十五日　Shouwa 16 (1941) December 25th, 1941

日本軍香港占領　Imperial Japanese Forces Occupied Hong Kong

Battle of Hong Kong ended.

British/Canadian troops surrendered. Known as "Black Christmas" for Hong Kong. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hong_Kong





Remember the ones who fought and defended Hong Kong, as well as the "Enemy". May the Fallen Ones forever Rest In Peace.

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月二日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 2nd, 1942

日本軍、ルソン島マニラを無血占領　Imperial Japan Occupies Manila

Seven days after Manila declared an Open City (Dec 26th), the Imperial Japanese armed forces took complete control of Manila, without any resistance.

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月三日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 3rd, 1942

神風号の飯沼正明"戰死"　Announcement of Masaaki Inuma "Killed in Action" ( Pilot of 1937 Tokyo to London Flight)

Masaaki Inuma 飯沼正明, the pilot who flew from Tokyo ~ London with a first Japanese-built aircraft "Kamikaze Gou", was announced killed in action at Phnom Penh airfield in French Indochina.

Detail on Kamikaze Gou and 1937 Flight: Kamikaze (1937 aircraft) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Photo (Left): Masaaki Inuma (Left), and mechanic Kenji Tsukagoshi 塚越賢爾 (Right) after landing on Paris Airport.

Illustration (Left) : Kamikaze Gou painted by Sigeo Koike

[J7W22007]

Sorry about the delay guys.

昭和十七年　一月八日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 8th, 1942

連合軍、タイ王国都市攻撃を開始。 Allied Forces Attacks Thailand

U.S. and British forces beginning to attack the cities of Thailand.

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月十一日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 11th, 1942

日本陸軍(第五師団)、クアラルンプール占領　Imperial Japanese Army Captures Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kuala_Lumpur

Imperial Japanese Army (Fifth Division, under 25th Army) occupies Kuala Lumpur.

Imperial Japanese Army Officer of 5th Army at Kuala Lumpur

日本帝国、オランダへ宣戦布告　蘭印作戦開始　Imperial Japan Declares War on Netherlands, Invasion of Dutch East Indies Begins

Imperial Japan armed forces invades Tarakan Island and Menado of Dutch East Indies after declared war on Netherlands.

- IJN Paratroopers conducted the first successful air born attack on Menado



- Landing of Celebes Island

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月十五日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 15th, 1942

日本軍ビルマ攻撃部隊タイに集結　Imperial Japanese Armed Forces Prepares to Attack Burma

Imperial Japan's Burma Invasion forces were all gathered in Thailand.

[BRUNO FRANCK]

hi Taka-san

i am happy that your are back with this thread

for me this is verry intresting, i now a lot of the WW 2 history , west an east front,,,but not so many off the japanese war

greetings bruno

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月二十日～二十二日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 20th~22nd, 1942

第一航空艦隊によるラバウルを空襲, 制圧 Air Attacks On Rabaul, New Britain

Aircraft from IJN 1st Air Fleet bombs Rabaul and gains air superiority.

20th:
- 109 IJN aircrafts took off from 4 carriers made first air strike on Rabaul.
- 5 interceptors from R.A.A.F. were shot down.

21st:
- 52 aircarft from Akagi and Kaga attacks Kavieng.
- 75 aircraft from Soryu and Hiryu attacks Madang, Lae-Salamaua.
- Destroyed most of the Allied aircarft.
- Australian ground forces abandoned Kavieng and retreats.

22nd:
- 46 aircraft from Akagi and Kaga made second air strike on Rabaul.
- Destruction of coastal artillery, and other important strategic targets.
- Japanese ground forces landed on Kavieng without resistaence.

[Bill Grist]

Thank you for your time line...BILL

[J7W22007]

Thank you for your time line...BILL

No problem, Bill-san.

Cheers!
Taka

[J7W22007]

昭和十七年　一月二十三日　Shouwa 17 (1942) January 23rd, 1942

日本軍、ニューブリテン島ラバウル占領　Imperial Japan Captures Rabaul, New Britain

Imperial Japanese armed forces occupies Rabaul.

- Important strategic land/airbase.