1941Japanese Forces Land on Sarawak

Japanese forces land on Sarawak (Borneo).
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1941
1942

🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Land on Sarawak

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

🪂 Japanese Paratroopers Land on Sumatra

Japanese paratroopers land on Sumatra.
Japanese Paratroopers Land on Sumatra (1941)
JapanSumatraParatroopersSoutheast AsiaInvasionPacific TheaterWorld War IIMilitary Operation

🏝️ Japanese Advances in Borneo

Japanese advances in Borneo met with little opposition.
BorneoJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationColonialism

🇯🇵 Japanese Invade Java

Japanese land forces invade Java.
JavaInvasionJapanPacific TheaterSoutheast AsiaMilitary ConquestColonialismOccupation

🏝️ Japanese Land in New Guinea

The Japanese land at Lae and Salamaua, on Huon Bay, New Guinea, beginning their move toward Port Moresby, New Guinea, and then Australia.
Japanese Land in New Guinea (1942)
Pacific TheaterNew GuineaInvasionJapanese OffensiveAustraliaMilitary Expansion

🇯🇵 Japanese Land on Cebu Island

Japanese land on Cebu Island, a large middle island of the Philippines.
Japanese Land on Cebu Island (1942)
JapanPhilippinesinvasionPacific Theatermilitaryisland hoppingCebuoccupation