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  1. geodata.lib.berkeley.edu › catalog › princeton-02870UC Berkeley GeoData Repository

    This is a map of the city of Isahaya, Japan, shown at a 1:12,500 scale. The map was created for use by War and Navy Department agencies during World War II. Purpose

  2. Located in the central part of Nagasaki Prefecture, Isahaya is surrounded by the ocean on three sides and the Tara mounts to the north. To the west is the base of the Nagasaki Peninsula and to the south is the base of Shimabara Peninsula.

  3. Jan 18, 2018 · This memorial is for the crew of B-29 "Acid Test," which was rammed by a Japanese fighter on Nov. 21, 1944. (Specifically, the top most memorial stone.) Acid Test was a member of the 462nd Bombardment Group and had been part of a raid on Omura, home of a naval aircraft factory and airfield.

  4. This map shows the territories occupied by Japan as of June 4, 1942 - the pinnacle of Japanese expansion during World War II.

  5. Japan participated in World War II from 1939 to 1945 as a member of the Axis. World War II and the Second Sino-Japanese War encapsulate a significant period in the history of the Empire of Japan, marked by significant military campaigns and geopolitical maneuvers across the Asia-Pacific region.

  6. The Battle of the Green Islands or Operation Squarepeg was fought from 15 to 20 February 1944, between Imperial Japan and Allied forces from the New Zealand 3rd Division and the United States. Undertaken after landings to secure lodgments on New Britain and Bougainville, the main focus of the operation was the capture of Nissan Island, which ...

  7. This place was originally established in 1939 as an airfield connected with the Pilot Training School for the Ministry of Communications and Transportation. In the midst of the former World War, it was taken over by the Navy.

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