Aichi in WW2 History | World War II Database

27 Jul 1878

Japan

Iwane Matsui was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Iwane Matsui | Aichi | CPC]

15 May 1892

Japan

Shigeyoshi Miwa was born in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Shigeyoshi Miwa | Aichi | CPC]

12 Sep 1896

Japan

Shunji Sato was born in Toyohashi, Aichi prefecture, Japan. ww2dbase [Shunji Sato | Toyohashi, Aichi | CPC]

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 1942

US incendiary bombs dropped by Doolittle Raiders that failed to explode, Nagoya, Japan, Apr 1942

10 Nov 1944

Japan

Jingwei Wang passed away in Nagoya, Japan. ww2dbase [Wang Jingwei | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]

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

57 American B-29 bombers attacked Nagoya, Japan, while 21 other bombers attacked other Japanese cities. ww2dbase [Bombing of Tokyo and Other Cities | Nagoya, Aichi | CPC]

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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