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The Battle of Manado took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. It occurred at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa Peninsula on the northern part of Celebes Island (modern day Sulawesi in Indonesia), from 11–12 January 1942. The battle was noted as the first time in Japanese history that the ...
After sunset on 10 January, the two seaplane carriers got back underway and headed toward Manado. [4] The Battle of Manado began on 11 January 1942 as Japanese Special Naval Landing Force (SNLF) personnel landed at Kema and Manado in northern Celebes, [1] and Chitose and Mizuho arrived at an anchorage at Bangka Island off the northeastern tip ...
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The East Indies was one of Japan's primary targets if and when it went to war because the colony possessed abundant valuable resources, the most important of which were its rubber plantations and oil fields; [13] [14] the colony was the fourth-largest exporter of oil in the world, behind the U.S., Iran, and Romania.
The Battle of Kuala Lumpur was fought, with the city falling to the Japanese. The Battle of Manado began on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes. The Battle of Dražgoše ended with brutal reprisals of German forces against the villagers and the destruction of the village.
28 January 1948: Indicted by the Dutch army at Manado; 15 May 1948: Executed at Manado; 29 April 1953: He was released from POW. 10 February 1965: His ashes were returned to Kumamoto. 17 August 1979: Televised in Harukanaru Uminohateni by TV Asahi; 11 December 1987: The house Mimageno Kadogoya where he was born became a memorial hall.
After the start of 1942, Inazuma deployed from Hong Kong to Davao, providing cover for landing operations during the Battle of Manado in the Netherlands East Indies. On 20 January, Inazuma collided with the transport Sendai Maru at Davao, and suffered considerable damage, which was later repaired by the repair ship Akashi until further work ...
Battle of Manado; Marshalls–Gilberts raids; Matanikau Offensive; Mexican declaration of war on Germany, Italy, and Japan; Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping ...