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27 Jul 1878

Japan
  • Iwane Matsui was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | Aichi | CPC]
15 May 1892

Japan
12 Sep 1896

Japan
24 Mar 1920

Japan
  • Tsuji Masanobu completed his studies at a military academy in Nagoya, Japan; he received a silver watch from Crown Prince Hirohito for this achievement. ww2dbase [Masanobu Tsuji | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
20 Aug 1937

Japan
  • Nachi departed Nagoya, Japan with the headquarters company and 1st company of 6th Infantry Regiment of Japanese Army 3rd Division aboard. ww2dbase [Nachi | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
10 Dec 1937

Japan
  • Japanese transport Shinsho Maru disembarked troops of No. 1 Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force near Nagoya, Japan on an amphibious assault exercise. ww2dbase [Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]
19 Apr 1942

Photo(s) dated 19 Apr 1942
Cleaning up after Doolittle Raid, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942US incendiary bombs dropped by Doolittle Raiders that failed to explode, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942
10 Nov 1944

Japan
7 Dec 1944

Japan
  • An earthquake lasting five minutes struck Nagoya region, Japan, killing 1,000 people and causing damage to many factories. ww2dbase [Aichi | CPC]
3 Jan 1945

Japan
13 Jan 1945

Japan
  • Another M6A Seiran aircraft was completed by Aichi. ww2dbase [M6A Seiran | Aichi | CPC]
24 Feb 1945

Japan
  • USS Wasp's aircraft launched to attack targets in the Nagoya, Japan area, but the mission was canceled due to poor weather. ww2dbase [Wasp (Essex-class) | Nagoya, Aichi | 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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