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Japanese Occupation Of The Gilbert Islands
The Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands was the period in the history of Kiribati between 1941 and 1945 when Imperial Japanese forces occupied the Gilbert Islands during World War II, in the Pacific War theatre. From 1941 to 1943, Imperial Japanese Navy forces occupied the islands, and from 1942 until 1945 Ocean Island which was home to the headquarters of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony (GEIC).Macdonald, B. K. (1982). Cinderellas of the Empire: Towards a History of Kiribati and Tuvalu, Australian National University Press, Canberra. Preparations On 29 November 1941, Operation ''Gi'' (for Gilbert Islands) was decided within the Japanese 4th Fleet and departed from Truk, headquarters of the South Seas Mandate. The flagship was the minelayer ''Okinoshima'', and the operation included the minelayers ''Tsugaru'' and ''Tenyo Maru'' and cruiser ''Tokiwa'', '' Nagata Maru'', escorted by ''Asanagi'' and ''Yūnagi'' of the Destroyer Division 29/Section 1. The Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Territories Occupied By Imperial Japan
This is a list of regions occupied or annexed by the Empire of Japan until 1945, the year of the end of World War II in Asia, after the surrender of Japan. Control over all territories except most of the Japanese mainland (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku, and some 6,000 small surrounding islands) was renounced by Japan in the Surrender of Japan, unconditional surrender after World War II and the Treaty of San Francisco. A number of territories occupied by the United States after 1945 were returned to Japan, but there are still a number of Territorial disputes of Japan, disputed territories between Japan and Russia (the Kuril Islands dispute), South Korea and North Korea (the Liancourt Rocks dispute), the People's Republic of China and Taiwan (the Senkaku Islands dispute). Pre-WWI Colonies *Taiwan under Japanese rule, Taiwan and the Penghu Islands – 1895–1945 *Karafuto – 1905–1943 *Kwantung Leased Territory, Kantō – 1905–1945 *Korea under Japanese rule, Chōsen � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Seas Mandate
The South Seas Mandate, officially the Mandate for the German Possessions in the Pacific Ocean Lying North of the Equator, was a League of Nations mandate in the " South Seas" given to the Empire of Japan by the League of Nations following World War I. The mandate consisted of islands in the north Pacific Ocean that had been part of German New Guinea within the German colonial empire until they were occupied by Japan during World War I. Japan governed the islands under the mandate as part of the Japanese colonial empire until World War II, when the United States captured the islands. The islands then became the United Nations-established Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands governed by the United States. The islands are now part of Palau, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. In Japan, the territory is known as and was governed by the . Origin Japanese interest in what it called the began in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raid On Makin Island
The raid on Makin Island was an attack by Marine Raiders of the United States Marine Corps on the Japanese-controlled Makin Island from August 17–18, 1942. Aims of the raid included destroying local installations, acquiring prisoners of war and military intelligence on the Gilbert Islands, and diverting Japanese attention and reinforcements from the Guadalcanal campaign and battle of Tulagi and Gavutu–Tanambogo. Only the first of these objectives were achieved, but the raid did boost morale and provide a test for Raider tactics. Preparations and organization The raid was among the earliest American offensive ground combat operations of World War II. The force was drawn from the 2nd Raider Battalion and comprised a small battalion command group and two of the battalion's rifle companies. Because of space limitations aboard ship, each company embarked without one of its rifle sections. Headquarters Battalion, A Company, and 18 men from B Company—totalling 12 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butaritari
Butaritari is an atoll in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ... island nation of Kiribati. The atoll is roughly four-sided. The south and southeast portion of the atoll comprises a nearly continuous islet. The atoll reef is continuous but almost without islets along the north side. Bikati and Bikatieta islets occupy a corner of the reef at the extreme northwest tip of the atoll. Small islets are found on reef sections between channels on the west side. The lagoon of Butaritari is deep and can accommodate large ships, though the entrance passages are relatively narrow. It is the most fertile of the Gilbert Islands, with relatively good soils (for an atoll) and high rainfall. Butaritari atoll has a land area of and a population of 3,224 . During World ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seaplane Base
An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes include small general aviation airfields, large commercial airports, and military air bases. The term ''airport'' may imply a certain stature (having satisfied certain certification criteria or regulatory requirements) that not all aerodromes may have achieved. That means that all airports are aerodromes, but not all aerodromes are airports. Usage of the term "aerodrome" (or "airfield") remains more common in Commonwealth English, and is conversely almost unknown in American English, where the term "airport" is applied almost exclusively. A water aerodrome is an area of open water used regularly by seaplanes, floatplanes or amphibious aircraft for landing and taking off. In formal terminology, as defined by the International Civil Avia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Special Naval Landing Forces
The Special Naval Landing Forces (SNLF; ) were standalone naval infantry units in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) and were a part of the IJN land forces. They saw extensive service in the Second Sino-Japanese War and in the Pacific theatre of World War II. While not existing as a dedicated naval infantry branch nor classified as "marines" by the IJN, they functioned as the infantry of the Navy, and engaged in many coastal or amphibious operations, leading to them being referred to as "Imperial marines" or simply "Japanese marines" by a number of Western sources. The IJN's marine paratroopers were designated as SNLF units, though they were operationally subordinated to the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service. IJN armored units were generally subordinated to SNLF units and fielded a variety of light tanks, medium tanks and armored cars. The SNLF should not be confused with the Naval Landing Forces, which were primarily ad-hoc units of naval personnel formed into naval in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaluit Atoll
Jaluit Atoll ( Marshallese: , , or , ) is a large coral atoll of 91 islands in the Pacific Ocean and forms a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is , and it encloses a lagoon with an area of . Most of the land area is on the largest islet ( motu) of Jaluit (10.4 km2). Jaluit is approximately southwest of Majuro. Jaluit Atoll is a designated conservation area and Ramsar Wetland. In 2021 the population of the islands of Jaluit Atoll was 1,409. It was the former administrative seat of the Marshall Islands. History The British merchant vessel '' Rolla'' sighted Jaluit in 1803. She had transported convicts from Britain to New South Wales and was on her way to China to find a cargo to take back to Britain. In 1885, the German Empire annexed Jaluit Atoll and the other Marshall Islands as protectorate. From 1888 to 1906 the islands were administered by the Jaluit Company on behalf of Germany’s colonial governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chitose Air Group
The Chitose Air Group (Chitose Kōkūtai) was an air group of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service during World War II. The group was formed on 1 October 1939 at Chitose Air Base, Chitose Airfield, Hokkaidō equipped with Mitsubishi G3M, Mitsubishi G3M Type 96 bombers. The group was later supplemented with Mitsubishi A5M, Mitsubishi A5M Type 96 fighters. In December 1941, it was assigned to support Japanese Navy's 4th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy), 4th Fleet for operations in the central Pacific as part of the 24th Air Flotilla.Bullard, p.20. It was renamed the 201 Air Group in December 1942. Not to be confused with Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Chitose, IJN Chitose. References Notes Bibliography * {{Imperial Japanese Navy air units Groups of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service Military units and formations established in 1939 Military units and formations disestablished in 1942 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Destroyer Yūnagi (1924)
The Japanese destroyer was one of nine destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the 1920s. During the Pacific War, she participated in the occupation of the Gilbert Islands and the Battle of Wake Island in December 1941 and then the occupations of New Guinea and the Solomon Islands in early 1942. Design and description The ''Kamikaze'' class was an improved version of the s. The ships had an overall length of and were between perpendiculars. They had a beam of , and a mean draft of . The ''Kamikaze''-class ships displaced at standard load and at deep load.Whitley, p. 189 They were powered by two Parsons geared steam turbines, each driving one propeller shaft, using steam provided by four Kampon water-tube boilers. The turbines were designed to produce , which would propel the ships at . During her sea trials, ''Yūnagi'' comfortably exceeded her designed speed, reaching .Gardiner & Gray, p. 245 The ships carried of fuel oil which gave them a range of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagata Maru
The was a Japanese cargo ship owned by Nippon Yusen Kaisha, Tokyo. The ship entered service in 1937. The name ''Nagata Maru'' derives from Nagata jinja, a Shinto shrine in Nagata Ward, Kobe, Japan.Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) ''Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan,'' pp. 324-328; from 1871 through 1946, the Nagata Shrine stood in the second tier of government-supported shrines which were especially venerated by the imperial family. She was the third ship in the ''Ikuta Maru''-class, consisting of ''Ikuta Maru'', ''Taiko Maru'', ''Nagata Maru'', ''Senyo Maru'', ''Manyo Maru'', ''Okuyo Maru'', ''Tsuneshima Maru'' and ''Yamadori Maru''. History Nagata Maru was the name of several Japanese vessels. In 1900, Fujinagata Shipyards completed its first all-metal construction merchant vessel; the No.2 ''Nagata Maru''. List of ships named ''Nagata Maru'' * ''Nagata Maru'' No. 1 * ''Nagata Maru'' No. 2 * ''Nagata Maru'' No. 3 * ''Nagata Maru'' No. 4 * ''Nagata Maru'' No. 5 * ''Nagata Maru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Cruiser Tokiwa
was the second and last armored cruiser (''Sōkō jun'yōkan'') built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) in the late 1890s. As Japan lacked the industrial capacity to build such warships herself, the ship was built in Britain. She played minor roles in the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and World War I, but was very active during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–05 where she participated in the Battle of Port Arthur, the Battle off Ulsan, and the Battle of Tsushima. After the war she was sometimes used as a training ship for naval cadets. ''Tokiwa'' was converted into a minelayer in 1922–24. She was placed in Reserve fleet, reserve in 1927 after she was damaged by an accidental explosion of several naval mine, mines. The ship was deployed to Northern China in 1932–33 after the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. After her refit in 1937, ''Tokiwa'' returned to active duty and was assigned to the 4th Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy), 4th Fleet in 1939. During the Pacific War, she partic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
