1942 ⟶ Japanese Land on Manus Island

Japanese naval forces put troops ashore on Manus Island in t...
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1942

🏝️ US Forces Repel Japanese Landing Attempt at Wake Island

US forces repel a Japanese landing attempt at Wake Island.⟶
US Forces Repel Japanese Landing Attempt at Wake Island (1941)
USJapanWake IslandPacific TheaterBattleInvasionMilitaryWar

🇯🇵 Japanese Forces Land on Sarawak

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

🏝️ Japanese Land on Manus Island

Japanese naval forces put troops ashore on Manus Island in the Bismarck Archipelago (some sources give a date of 8 April for these landings).⟶
Japanese Land on Manus Island (1942)
JapanPacific TheaterinvasionBismarck ArchipelagonavalmilitaryNew Guineaisland hopping

🏝️ Japanese Troops Invade Solomon Islands

Japanese troops invade the Solomon Islands.⟶
Japanese Troops Invade Solomon Islands (1942)
JapanSolomon IslandsPacific TheaterMilitaryInvasionWWIIAsiaPacific

🏝️ 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