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| Alliance Luang, Plaek Kita-sangkha |  |
| Bangkok Japan makes an Alliance with Thailand to invade Singapore & the Dutch East Indies |
| Battle of Kota Baharu Yamashita, Tomoyuki |  |
| Dec Kota Baharu Lands at Kota Baharu during the invasion of Thailand |
| Battle of Pearl Harbour Abe, Hiroaki | |
| Pearl Harbour Commander of the 8th Cruiser Division in the Pearl Harbour Strike Force |
| Battle of Pearl Harbour Nagumo, Chuichi | |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour Commands the Japanese carriers |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour Dive bombers take off from Nagumo's task force 250 miles nth of the USAPacific Fleet |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour does not follow the battle up with an air strike & the base remains intact |
| Battle of Pearl Harbour Yamamoto, Isoroku | |
| Pearl Harbour Help plan Pearl Harbour |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbour Fuchida, Mitsuo | |
| 7th Dec Pearl Harbour Leads the 1st wave of 183 planes to attack Pearl Harbour |
| Bombing of Pearl Harbour Yamamoto, Isoruku | |
| Pearl Harbour Plans the attack, argues Japan can only win a quick war |
| Capture of Dutch East Indies Ozawa, Jisaburo | |
| Commands the naval forces which capture the Dutch East Indies |
| Capture of Hong Kong Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer |  |
| 26th Dec Hong Kong Japan accepts the surrender of Hong Kong |
| Capture of Hong Kong Sakai, Taikaishi | |
| 26th Dec Hong Kong Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese |
| Capture of Hong Kong Sano, Tadayoshi | |
| 25th Dec Hong Kong Leads the principal assault in the Japanese capture of Hong Kong |
| Capture of Singapore Yamashita, Tomoyuki | |
| 12th Feb Singapore The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita |
| Commander 14th Army Homma, Masaharu | |
| Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines |
| Appointed Commander of the 14th Army |
| Commander 1st Air Fleet Nagumo, Chuichi | |
| Appointed Commander of the 1st Air Fleet |
| Commander 25th Army Yamashita, Tomoyuki | |
| Dec Appointed Commander of the 25th Army |
| Commander 38th Infantry Div Sano, Tadayoshi | |
| Appointed Commander of the 38th Infantry Division |
| Commander in Chief Hata, Shunroku | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief of Japanese forces in China |
| Declaration of War Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| 9th Dec Britain, Australia & the USA declare war on Japan |
| Declaration of War Hirohito | |
| 9th Dec Britain, Australia & the USA declare war on Japan |
| Diplomacy Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| 14th June USAsanctions on Japan |
| 17th July USAsanctions on Japan |
| Oct Tokyo Resigns due to the Army's unwillingness to make concessions demanded by the US |
| Diplomacy Hirohito | |
| 13th April Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact |
| Diplomacy Stalin, Joseph |  |
| 13th April Japan & Russia sign a neutrality pact |
| Embargo Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| July Britain freezes Japan's assets for its invasion of Indochina |
| July The USAimposes a total embargo on Japan for its invasion of Indochina |
| General Mori, Takashi | |
| Appointed General |
| Invasion of Borneo Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| 16th Dec Japanese forces land on the coast of Borneo |
| Invasion of Hong Kong Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 8th Dec Hong Kong Japanese troops begin to attack Hong Kong |
| Invasion of Hong Kong Sakai, Taikaishi | |
| 8th Dec Hong Kong Leads the 23rd Army across the border of Japanese occupied China |
| 13th Dec Hong Kong Reaches the waterfront of Kowloon |
| 13th Dec Hong Kong The Hong Kong Governor, Sir Mark Young, rejects a surrender demand |
| 17th Dec Hong Kong The Hong Kong Governor, Sir Mark Young, rejects a surrender demand |
| 26th Dec Hong Kong Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese |
| Invasion of Indochina Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| July Japan invades southern Indochina |
| Aug The USA& Britain are prepared to go to war if Japan goes further into Indochina |
| Invasion of Malaya Yamashita, Tomoyuki | |
| Dec Commands an invasion of nothern Malaya |
| 4th Dec Hainan The 25th Army sets sail from Hainan |
| 8th Dec Pearl Harbour The 25th Army lands near the Thai border, immediately after Pearl Harbour |
| Invasion of Homma, Masaharu | |
| Luzon Appointed Commander of the 14th Army before the attack on Luzon in the Philippines |
| Invasion of Thailand Yamashita, Tomoyuki | |
| Dec Commands an invasion of Thailand |
| Pact Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| April Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact |
| Pact Russia Japan Stalin, Joseph | |
| April Japan & Russia sign a mutual neutrality pact |
| Prime Minister Tojo, Hideki | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of Japan |
| Resignation of Fumimaro Fumimaro, Konoe | |
| Oct Tokyo Resigns due to the Army's unwillingness to make concessions demanded by USAdiplomacy |
| Siege of Hong Kong Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 8th Dec Hong Kong Japanese troops begin to attack Hong Kong |
| Siege of Hong Kong Sakai, Taikaishi | |
| 26th Dec Hong Kong Hong Kong is surrendered to the Japanese |
| Siege of Luzon Homma, Masaharu | |
| Luzon Commands the attack on Luzon in the Philippines |
| Siege of Singapore Yamashita, Tomoyuki | |
| 8th Feb Singapore Yamashita launches his 1st attack on Singapore |
| 12th Feb Singapore The British surrender Singapore to Yamashita |
