1942 ⟶ Japan Enters Rangoon, Burma

Japanese troops entered Rangoon, Burma, which was abandoned ...

Year

1941

1942

1944

🇲🇲 Japanese Invasion of Burma Begins

Japanese invasion of Burma begins.⟶

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💣 Japanese Bomb Rangoon

Japanese bomb Rangoon.⟶

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🚩 Japan Enters Rangoon, Burma

Japanese troops entered Rangoon, Burma, which was abandoned by the British two days earlier. It appears that the Japanese are in control of Java, Burma, and New Guinea.⟶

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🇯🇵 Japan Captures Moulamein, Threatens Rangoon

The Japanese take the port of Moulamein, Burma; they now threaten Rangoon as well as Singapore.⟶

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💣 Japanese Air Attacks on Mandalay

Sustained Japanese air attacks on Mandalay in Burma.⟶

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🇨🇳 Chinese Troops Invade Northern Burma

Large numbers of Chinese troops invade northern Burma.⟶

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