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April 1942 in Asia

  • Battle of YenangyaungThe Japanese 55th Division invaded Burma on the 22nd of December 1941. This aggressive move set the stage for a desperate struggle over oil resources in…
  • Doolittle RaidPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in a meeting at the White House on the 21st of December 1941 and said that Japan should be…
  • Indian Ocean raidThe island of Ceylon commanded the Indian Ocean in early 1942. It controlled access to India and vital Allied shipping routes to the Middle East.
  • Bataan Death MarchOn the morning of the 22nd of December 1941, the main force of General Masaharu Homma's 14th Army came ashore at Lingayen Gulf.