China in WW2

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Nov 12 – 18, 1942

• By Peter Harmsen
• 28 November, 2022
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Nov 12, 1942: US General Joe Stilwell calls for removal of incompetent officers in southwest China

Nov 13, 1942: US and Japanese forces clash in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Nov 14, 1942: Heavy losses on second day of Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Nov 15, 1942: Two Japanese transports Hirokawa Maru and Kinugawa Maru beached and burning after Naval Battle of Guadalcanal

Nov 16, 1942: Japanese Lieutenant General Imamura Hitoshi is made commander of 8th Army Area at Rabau

Nov 17, 1942: Australian and US troops continue advance on Buna Gona, New Guinea

Nov 18, 1942: Australian 16th Brigade reaches Popondetta, New Guinea, where engineers begin construction of airstrip