Timeline: japan at war | Timetoast

Dec 7, 1941

perl habour bombing
Period: Dec 7, 1941 to Dec 31, 1942

world war two time for japan
Dec 8, 1941

war u.s and britin and japan

U.S. and Britain declare war on Japan. Japanese land near Singapore and enter Thailand.
Dec 10, 1941

invasion of the philippines

Japanese invade the Philippines and also seize Guam.
Dec 11, 1941

Japanese invade Burma.
Dec 12, 1941

first jap boat sunk

First Japanese merchant ship sunk by a U.S. submarine.
Dec 16, 1941

Japanese invade British Borneo.

Japanese invade British Borneo.
Dec 18, 1941

Japanese invade Hong Kong.
Dec 22, 1941

Japanese invade Luzon

Japanese invade Luzon in the Philippines.
Dec 23, 1941

Japanese take Wake Island.

Japanese take Wake Island.
Dec 25, 1941

japan take hong kong

British surrender at Hong Kong.
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Dec 27, 1941

Japanese bomb Manila
Jan 2, 1942

Manila captured

Manila and U.S. Naval base at Cavite captured by the Japanese.
Jan 11, 1942

Japanese invade Dutch East Indies and Dutch Borneo.

Japanese invade Dutch East Indies and Dutch Borneo.
Jan 16, 1942

Japanese begin an advance into Burma.

Japanese begin an advance into Burma.
Jan 16, 1942

milatry agreement signed

German-Japanese-Italian military agreement signed in Berlin.
Jan 19, 1942

Japanese take North Borneo.

Japanese take North Borneo.
Jan 23, 1942

Japanese take Rabaul on New Britain

Japanese take Rabaul on New Britain in the Solomon Islands and also invade Bougainville, the largest island.
Jan 27, 1942

First Japanese warship sunk by a U.S. submarine.

First Japanese warship sunk by a U.S. submarine.
Feb 8, 1942

Japanese invade Singapore.

Japanese invade Singapore.
Feb 15, 1942

japan takes singapore

British surrender at Singapore.
Feb 16, 1942

new guniea invaded
Feb 19, 1942

air raid at darwin

Largest Japanese air raid since Pearl Harbor occurs against Darwin,
Period: Feb 28, 1942 to Mar 1, 1942

battle of java sea

Japanese naval victory in the Battle of the Java Sea
Apr 6, 1942

Japanese attack U.S. and Filipino troops at Bataan.
May 6, 1942

philipenss surender
Period: May 7, 1942 to May 8, 1942

battle of the coral sea

japans biggest defeat
May 20, 1942

india invasion starts

Japanese complete the capture of Burma and reach India.
Jun 7, 1942

Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands.

June 7, 1942 - Japanese invade the Aleutian Islands.
Jul 21, 1942

Japanese land troops near Gona on New Guinea.

Japanese land troops near Gona on New Guinea.
Period: Sep 12, 1942 to Sep 14, 1942

Battle of Bloody Ridge

Battle of Bloody Ridge on Guadalcanal
Oct 15, 1942

Japanese bombard Henderson air Field

Japanese bombard Henderson Field at night again from warships.
Nov 23, 1942

Japanese air raid on Darwin

Japanese air raid on Darwin, Australia.
Period: Dec 20, 1942 to Dec 24, 1942

Japanese air raids on Calcutta, India.

Japanese air raids on Calcutta, India.