1942 ⟶ Japanese Air Raids on Java

Japanese air power conducts airstrikes against Java, especia...

Year

1942

1944

💣 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

✈️ Japanese Bomb Port Moresby

Port Moresby, New Guinea is bombed by the Japanese, increasing the threat to Australia posed by Japan.⟶

Port MoresbyNew GuineaJapanese OffensivePacific TheaterAustraliaAir RaidsWWIIMilitary ThreatStrategic Bombing

🇯🇵 Japanese Invade Java

Japanese land forces invade Java.⟶

JavaInvasionJapanPacific TheaterSoutheast AsiaMilitary ConquestColonialismOccupation

💣 Japanese Air Attacks on Mandalay

Sustained Japanese air attacks on Mandalay in Burma.⟶

BurmaAir RaidsJapanese OffensiveMandalayCivilian TargetsSoutheast Asia

✈️ Japan Launches Air Raids on Alaska

Japan launches air raids against Alaska in the Battle of Dutch Harbor, beginning the Aleutian Islands Campaign.⟶

Pacific TheaterAleutian Islands CampaignAlaskaAir RaidsJapanese OffensiveMilitary ActionUS TerritoryBattle of Dutch HarborWorld War II

✈️ US Navy Air Raid on Truk Islands

American naval air raid takes place on the Truk islands, a major Japanese naval base, but they will be one of the bypassed fortresses of the Japanese outer defence ring.⟶

Pacific TheaterTruk IslandsNaval BaseAir RaidUS NavyJapanWWII