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Initial Japanese Landings
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Northern Borneo (17 Dec 1941)
 Kuching, Sarawak (Borneo) Landing (23 Dec 1941)
 Rabaul Landing 23 Jan 1942
 Kavieng Landing 24 Jan 1942
 Gasmata (New Britain) Landing 9 Feb 1942 - GasmataInvFor
Lae/Salamaua Landing 8 March 1942
Bougainville Landing 28 March 1942
Western New Guinea Landing 29 March - 25 April 1942
Christmas Is. Landing 31 March 1942
Admiralty Islands Landing 1942/04/05
Cagayan Island Landing 42/05/0?
Nauru Landing 1942/05/13 - 15



Northern Borneo Landing (17 Dec 1941)
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CA CruDiv7 (RAdm Takeo Kurita): Kumano, Suzuja, Mikuma, Mogami
DD DesRon3 (RAdm Shintaro Hashimoto):
DesDiv11: Fubuki, Shirajuki, Hacujuki
DesDiv12 (Cap Nobuki Ogawa): Shirakumo/DF, Murakumo, Shinonome
DesDiv20: Sagiri
AP ??

41/12/13 departed Cam Ranh Bay
41/12/16 landing at Miri, Seria and Lutong in Northern Borneo
41/12/17 Shinonome sunk by mine off Miri (04-24N, 114-00E)

Kuching, Sarawak (Borneo) Landing (23 Dec 1941)
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DD DesDiv12 (Cap Nobuki Ogawa): Shirakumo/DF, Murakumo
DesDiv20: Sagiri

41/12/23 Kuching, Sarawak Landing
41/12/24 Sagiri sunk by K-XVI (01-34N, 110-21E), Shirakumo rescued survivors, Murakumo attacked and probably sunk K-XVI
41/12/29 DesDiv12 arrived Cam Ranh Bay

Rabaul Landing 23 Jan 1942
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DD
DesRon6: DesDiv29: Junagi, Oite, Asanagi
DesDiv30: Mucuki, Mocizuki, Jajoi

42/01/23 D-Day Rabaul

Kavieng Landing 24 Jan 1942
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DD DesDiv23: Kikuzuki, Uzuki, Juzuki

42/01/24 land Kavieng

Gasmata (New Britain) Landing 9 Feb 1942 - GasmataInvFor
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DD
DesRon6: DesDiv29: Junagi, Oite, Asanagi
DesDiv30: Mucuki, Mocizuki, Jajoi
DesDiv23: Kikuzuki, Uzuki, Juzuki

42/02/09 D-Day Gasmata (New Britain)

Lae/Salamaua Landing 8 March 1942 - LaeInvFor
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CL Jubari (DesRon6/SF)
DD
DesRon6: DesDiv29: Junagi, Asanagi, Oite
DesDiv30: Mocizuki
DesDiv23: Kikuzuki
AV Kijokawa Maru
CM Cugaru
AP Kongo Maru, Tenjo Maru, Jokohama Maru, Kokai Maru
Covering Force
RAdm Aritomo Goto (ComCruDiv6)
CA CruDiv6: Aoba, Kinugasa, Kako, Furutaka
DD DesDiv23: Juzuki, Kikuzuki, Oboro, Uzuki

42/03/08 D-Day Lae & Salamaua (New Britain)
42/03/10 attacked by TF 11 & TF 17
sunk Kongo Maru, Tenjo Maru, Jokohama Maru
damaged CL Jubari, AV Kijokawa Maru, DD Asanagi, Junagi, minelayer Cugaru, Kokai Maru

Bougainville Landing 28 March 1942
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DD DesDiv30: Mucuki, Mocizuki, Jajoi

42/03/28 Bougainville Landing

Western New Guinea Landing 29 March - 25 April 1942
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DD DesDiv16: Jukikaze, Tokicukaze
PT Tomozuru
42/03/29 departed Ambon for Sorong, Manokwari and Sarmi/Hollandia landing
42/04/25 arrived Davao

Christmas Islands Landing 1942/03/31
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DesRon4
CL Naka
DD DesDiv9: Nacugumo, Minegumo
DesDiv16: Hacukaze, Amacukaze

42/03/31 D-Day Christmas Is.
42/04/01 Naka disabled by Seawolf off Christmas Islands
42/04/03 arrived Makassar

Cagayan Islands Landing 1942/05/0?
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DD DesDiv15: Kuroshio, Ojashio

42/05/0? land Cagayan Is.
Admiralty Islands Landing 1942/04/05
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DD DesDiv23: Kikuzuki, Uzuki, Juzuki
Covering Force
RAdm Aritomo Goto (ComCruDiv6)
CA CruDiv6: Aoba, Kinugasa, Kako, Furutaka
DD DesDiv23: Juzuki, Kikuzuki, Oboro, Uzuki


42/04/05 D-Day Admiralty Islands
Nauru Landing 1942/05/13 - 15
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Distant Covering Force - DistCovFor
CA CruDiv5: Mjoko, Haguro
DD DesDiv27: Ariake, Shiracuju

Landing Force
DD Uzuki, Juzuki

42/05/13 - 15 Ocean Is. / Nauru Is. Landing Force - aborted due to presence U.S. carrier force in area
42/05/16? DistCovFor arrived Truk
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