1941 ⟶ Japanese Fleet Sails for Hawaii
A Japanese attack fleet of 33 warships and auxiliary craft, ...
Year
1941
1942
1943
🛳️ Japanese Fleet Sails for Hawaii
A Japanese attack fleet of 33 warships and auxiliary craft, including six aircraft carriers, sails from northern Japan for the Hawaiian Islands.⟶
Pearl HarborJapanNaval StrategyPacific TheaterAttack PreparationWorld War IIUS
📉 Japanese Yen Plummets in Value Following US Sanctions
Japanese yen became valueless and Japanese dollar bonds reduced in value to 20 to 30% of their par value on Wall Street.⟶
JapanEconomySanctionsCurrencyWorld War IIUSEconomic Crisis
💣 Darwin Attacked by Japanese Aircraft
Japanese aircraft attack Darwin, in Australia's Northern Territory.⟶
Pacific TheaterAustraliaDarwinAir RaidJapanese BombingWorld War IIMilitary Action
🔎 Operation K: Japanese Reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor
Japanese naval Operation K intended as a reconnaissance of Pearl Harbor and disruption of repair and salvage operations.⟶
Pacific TheaterPearl HarborNaval OperationsReconnaissanceJapanMilitary Strategy
🔥 Japanese Incendiary Bombing of Oregon
A Japanese plane drops more incendiaries on Oregon, but with little effect.⟶
JapanUSBombingPacific TheaterHome FrontIncendiaryOregon
🇯🇵 Japanese Victory at the Battle of Kolombangara
Off the Solomon Islands, the Japanese win a tactical victory at the Battle of Kolombangara.⟶
naval battleSolomon IslandsPacific TheaterJapanUStactical victorynaval warfare