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Battle of Coral Sea
History of Japan
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| | 1942 | Inouye, Shigeyoshi | |
| 1st May Coral Sea Ordered by Yamamoto to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby |
| 3rd May Tulagi Captures the Island of Tulagi in the Coral Sea |
| 7th May Coral Sea The Shoho is sunk |
| 8th May Coral Sea Calls off the plan to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby |
| 8th May Coral Sea Inouye is forced to call off his planned capture of Port Moresby in the Solomon's |
| 8th May The air-sea battle of the Coral Sea comes out as an tactical victory but strategical defeat for Japan |
| 1942 | Yamamoto, Isoroku | |
| 1st May Coral Sea Orders Inouye to sieze bases in the southern Solomons & capture Port Moresby |
| 1942 | Yoshihito | |
| 8th May Coral Sea Japanese expansion is stopped at New Guinea |
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