Type 4 Chi-To in Kyushu, Japan, 1945, with what-if operational markings. Tank Encylopedia’s own rendition of the Type 5 Chi-Ri with a prospective camouflage, 1945, 1/72 scale. Type 1 Chi-He, possibly in Kyushu, Home Islands, late 1944. ⏯︎ The Type 2 Ke-To, illustrated by ...
1943: The Italian occupation of the Greek Ionian islands and the massacre of the Acqui Division by the Germans The sad fate of pilot officer Frederick Ainley and the RAF Martin Maryland that force-landed on Zakynthos island, Greece, March 29, 1941 Aircraft wrecks, WW2, WW2 in Greece, WW2...
Some Americans also feared that Japan’s occupation of Attu and Kiska might be the first step toward an attack against mainland Alaska or even the U.S. Pacific Northwest. However, at the time of the Japanese army’s occupation of the two islands, the U.S., still reeling from the Pearl...
Beach used by the US invasion, Iwo Jima, Japan, 21 Mar 2015 Republic of China President Ma Ying-jeou and Flying Tigers veteran Harold Javitt at the Yanks Air Museum, Chino, California, United States, 27 Jul 2015 Grave of Yan Xishan, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, 4 Mar 2016 240mm...
US Navy river gunboats Luzon and Oahu departed Shanghai, China for Manila, Philippine Islands. [Shanghai | CPC]7 Dec 1941 China River gunboat USS Wake was captured by the Japanese in Shanghai, China. [Shanghai | CPC] Japanese armored cruiser Izumo sank British river gunboat HMS Peterel...
Japan (1941-1945) Armored Carrier – Around 200 Built (Estimated) The Type 1 Ho-Ki Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) was developed by the Imperial Japanese Army between 1941 and 1942, although it saw mass production later on, in 1944. This vehicle was designed by Hino Heavy Industries along ...
On December 7, 1941, World War II awakened the Pacific after 360 Japanese aircraft attacked Pearl Harbor located in the islands of Hawaii. The following day, the US Congress and President Franklin D. Roosevelt officially declared war against Germany and Japan. The Allies dropped 3.4 million tons...
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a strike on the United States base at Pearl Harbor. The attack was originally thought to be headed toward the Philippines or other islands in the Pacific. The US did not think the Japanese could send their planes and ships for a full str...
The proximity of the Ryukyu Islands to mainland Japan was the main reason for the invasion of Okinawa The Battle of Okinawa: Facts and Summary of Events Who Won the Battle of Okinawa? The Battle of Okinawa's Significance Lesson Summary ...
Film reviews key events from early 1944 to the surrender of Japan in 1945. Also explains how total mobilization of manpower and resources was achieved - and how strategic coordination of fighting forces 00:52 WWII African American fighter squadron protecting US bombers over Germany 01:00 1942 ...