China in WW2

Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Dec 10 – 16, 1942

• By Peter Harmsen
• 17 December, 2022
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Dec 10, 1942: At Gona, New Guinea, Australian troops keep up pressure on Japanese forces, already decimated by incessant air raids

Dec 11, 1942: US forces begin arriving in Iraq and Iran

Dec 12, 1942: Japanese Navy recommends end to Guadalcanal campaign due to heavy cost of operations.

Dec 13, 1942: Japanese Major General Oda Kensaku arrives in New Guinea as commander of South Sea Department

Dec 14, 1942: Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers attack Munda, where Japanese are building an airfield

Dec 15, 1942: More Australian tanks are moved toward front in northeastern New Guinea

Dec 16, 1942: British-led Indian troops begin offensive against Japanese in Arakan, Burma