1940 ⟶ Japanese Forces Enter Hanoi

Japanese 5th Division march into Hanoi, French Indochina.
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1937
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1941

🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Occupy Beijing

Japanese forces occupy the city of Beijing.⟶
Japanese Forces Occupy Beijing (1937)
ChinaJapanOccupationMilitarySino-Japanese WarBeijingWarConflictAsia

🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Enter Hanoi

Japanese 5th Division march into Hanoi, French Indochina.⟶
Japanese Forces Enter Hanoi (1940)
JapanIndochinaHanoioccupationSoutheast AsiaFrench Indochinamilitary

🇯🇵 Japan Occupies French Indochina

The Japanese occupy French Indochina; local French administrators become only figurehead authorities.⟶
Japan Occupies French Indochina (1940)
French IndochinaJapanOccupationColonialismAsiaWorld War IIVichy FranceExpansionism

🇯🇵 Japan Occupies Southern Indochina

Japanese troops occupy southern French Indochina. The Vichy French colonial government is allowed by the Japanese to continue to administer Vietnam. French repression continues. The Vichy French also agree to the occupation by the Japanese of bases in Indochina.⟶
Japan Occupies Southern Indochina (1941)
JapanIndochinaFrench ColoniesOccupationSoutheast AsiaVichy France

🇯🇵 Japan Occupies Saigon

Japanese occupy Saigon, Vietnam.⟶
Japan Occupies Saigon (1941)
JapanSaigonVietnamOccupationAsiaIndochinaExpansionMilitary

🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Land on Sarawak

Japanese forces land on Sarawak (Borneo).⟶
Japanese Forces Land on Sarawak (1941)
BorneoSarawakJapanSoutheast AsiaInvasionPacific TheaterMilitary Expansion