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1941
November
26
Key event
The Kidō Butai sails for Hawaii
On 26 November 1941 Vice-Admiral Chūichi Nagumo’s six carriers left Hitokappu Bay in the Kurils, sailing under radio silence to strike Pearl Harbor.
December
07
Key event
The attack on Pearl Harbor
On 7 December 1941 aircraft from six Japanese carriers struck Pearl Harbor. 2,403 Americans were killed and four battleships of the Pacific Fleet were sunk.
1942
March
04
Operation K
On the night of 4 March 1942 two Japanese flying boats, refuelled from submarines, bombed Oʻahu. The bombs fell on the slopes above Honolulu.
April
18
Key event
The Doolittle Raid
On 18 April 1942 sixteen B-25 bombers from the carrier Hornet bombed Tokyo and other Japanese cities. The damage was slight; the consequences were immense.
May
08
Key event
The carrier clash in the Coral Sea
On 8 May 1942 US and Japanese carriers struck at each other. Lexington sank, Shōkaku was damaged and the landing at Port Moresby was called off.
25
Preparations for Midway
At the end of May 1942 Japanese forces sailed for the Aleutians and Midway, while the Americans, knowing their plan, repaired the Yorktown in three days.
June
07
The end of the Battle of Midway
On 5–7 June 1942 Yamamoto called off the Midway attack, US planes sank the cruiser Mikuma, and a Japanese submarine finished off Yorktown, which sank on 7 June.
October
13
The bombardment of Henderson Field
On the night of 13–14 October 1942 the battleships Kongō and Haruna fired 973 shells at Henderson Field. The Guadalcanal airfield was nearly knocked out.
November
13
The night battle off Guadalcanal
On the night of 12–13 November 1942 the Americans stopped Abe's battleships on their way to shell Henderson Field. Admirals Callaghan and Scott died; Hiei sank.
14
The battleship duel off Guadalcanal
On 14 November 1942 aircraft sank most of Tanaka's convoy, and that night Washington destroyed Kirishima. Japan had lost the fight for the sea off Guadalcanal.
1943
January
29
The Battle of Rennell Island
On 29–30 January 1943 Japanese torpedo bombers sank the cruiser Chicago off Rennell Island while covering the evacuation of Guadalcanal.
April
18
Key event
The death of Admiral Yamamoto
On 18 April 1943 American P-38 fighters shot down Admiral Yamamoto’s aircraft over Bougainville. The ambush was made possible by breaking a Japanese code.