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A map showing the progress of the Borneo campaign. The plans for the Allied attacks were known collectively as Operation Oboe. [13] The invasion of Borneo was the second stage of Operation Montclair, [1] which was aimed at destroying Imperial Japanese forces in, and re-occupying the NEI, Raj of Sarawak, Brunei, the colonies of Labuan and British North Borneo, and the southern Philippines. [14]
Battle of Borneo; Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II: Japanese paratroopers of the 2nd Yokosuka Naval Landing Force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Genzo Watanabe (standing on top in the left) inside a transport ship heading to Borneo prior to their invasion in December 1941.
While it had 33 stations in 1937, this total had nearly tripled by January 1941, when the network had 92 stations coast to coast. [1] May - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued formal rules to break up what it perceived to be monopolies in radio. One of these rules specifically barred a network from operating more than one hookup.
September 4, 1941 May 1942 NBC Fashion Discoveries in Television: September 18, 1941 October 9, 1941 NBC Saturday Night Jamboree: October 18, 1941 November 22, 1941 NBC The Adam Hats Sports Parade: Wrestling at Ridgewood Grove: October 21, 1941 May 12, 1942 NBC America's Town Meeting of the Air: December 19, 1941 February 19, 1942 NBC War ...
1941-12-07 Japan declares war on the United States and the United Kingdom; 1941-12-08 The United States and the United Kingdom declare war on Japan; 1941-12-08 – 1941-12-25 Battle of Hong Kong; 1941-12-08 – 1942-01-31 Malayan Campaign; 1941-12-10 Sinking of HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse; 1941-12-11 – 1941-12-24 Battle of Wake Island
Marquis Toshinari Maeda, the first commander of the Japanese forces in northern Borneo, pictured in 1941 before his death in 1942. Once Sarawak was secured, control of the rest of British Borneo fell to the Kawaguchi Detachment, while neighbouring Dutch Borneo was administered by the IJN. [6] In mid-March 1942, the navy detachment was ...
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A month after the outbreak of war with Japan on 7 December 1941, the Allied governments jointly appointed General Wavell as Supreme Allied Commander of all "American-British-Dutch-Australian" (ABDA) forces in South East Asia and the Pacific, from Burma to the Dutch East Indies.