1942 ⟶ Japanese Air Attacks on Mandalay

Sustained Japanese air attacks on Mandalay in Burma.

Year

1942

1943

💣 Japanese Air Attacks on Mandalay

Sustained Japanese air attacks on Mandalay in Burma.⟶

BurmaAir RaidsJapanese OffensiveMandalayCivilian TargetsSoutheast Asia

🇯🇵 Japan Captures Moulamein, Threatens Rangoon

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

BurmaJapanese OffensiveRangoonSoutheast AsiaMilitary StrategyInvasion

💣 Japanese Air Raids on Java

Japanese air power conducts airstrikes against Java, especially the naval base at Surabaya.⟶

JavaSurabayaAir RaidsJapanese OffensiveSoutheast AsiaNaval BasePacific TheaterWWIIMilitary Operations

🚩 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.⟶

BurmaRangoonInvasionJapanese OffensiveSoutheast AsiaMilitary Occupation

⚔️ Japanese Fifteenth Army Captures Mandalay and Monywa

Troops of the Japanese Fifteenth Army under General Shojiro Iida take Mandalay and Monywa, securing the western terminus of the Burma Road.⟶

BurmaJapanese ArmyMilitary CampaignMandalayMonywaBurma RoadSoutheast AsiaAxis Powers

💥 Japanese Air Attacks on Calcutta End

Japanese air force attacks on Calcutta end.⟶

Bombing RaidsCalcuttaAir WarIndian CampaignJapanese Air ForceSoutheast Asia