Dalian in WW2 History | World War II Database

2 Sep 1923

China

USS Stewart departed Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. ww2dbase [Stewart | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]

5 May 1943

China

In the afternoon, USS Snook began stalking two Japanese freighters Kinko Maru (hitting with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired) and Daifuku Maru (hitting with 1 of 5 torpedoes fired) departing Dalian, China. She sank them with torpedoes after dark. ww2dbase [Snook | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]

20 Apr 1945

China

I-400 arrived at Dalian, China and began loading fuel. ww2dbase [I-400 | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]

10 Aug 1945

Photo(s) dated 10 Aug 1945

Soviet troops entering Dalian, Liaoning, China on T-34-85 medium tanks, Aug 1945

17 Aug 1945

Photo(s) dated 17 Aug 1945

Marshals of the Soviet Union Kirill Meretskov, Rodion Malinovsky, and Alexandr Vasilevsky at Zhoushuizi Airfield in Dalian, China, 17 Aug 1945

25 Aug 1945

China

Soviet UKR SMERSH agents captured Cossack leader Lieutenant General D. F. Semenov at Dalian, Liaoning, China. ww2dbase [Manchurian Strategic Offensive | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]

18 Oct 1945

China

Soviet authorities in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China denied the entry of US ships into the port. The ships were carrying Chinese troops tasked with occupying the region. The Soviet officials at Dalian directed the ships to Huludao and Yingkou further up the coast, but the US ships would encounter the same treatment. ww2dbase [Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]

Timeline Section Founder: Thomas Houlihan
Contributors: Alan Chanter, C. Peter Chen, Thomas Houlihan, Hugh Martyr, David Stubblebine
Special Thanks: Rory Curtis

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