Battles of The Imperial Japanese Navy - World War II (1941-1945)

World War II (1941-1945)

  • Attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941, destruction of much of the battleship fleet of the United States Navy (USN) in the Pacific Ocean)
  • Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse (10 December 1941, destruction of the British Royal Navy (RN) Z force)
  • Battle of Makassar Strait, (February 4, 1942, Japanese victory against USN and Dutch forces)
  • Aerial attack on Darwin, Australia, (19 February 1942, Japanese victory)
  • Battle of Badung Strait, (18–19 February 1942, Japanese victory)
  • Battle of the Java Sea (27 February 1942, Japanese victory against forces of ABDA, the American-British-Dutch-Australian Command)
  • Indian Ocean raid, (31 March 1942, Japanese victory against RN, Dutch, and Australian forces)
  • Attack on Sydney Harbour (May-June 1942, Japanese victory)
  • Battle of Madagascar (May-November 1942, Allied victory against Vichy French and small contingent of Japanese submarines)
  • Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942, tactical Japanese victory, strategic USN victory)
  • Battle of Midway (5 June 1942, USN victory, the IJN loses four carriers while the USN loses one carrier)
  • Battle of Savo Island (9 August 1942, Japanese tactical victory, strategically inconclusive)
  • Battle of the Eastern Solomons (24 August 1942, inconclusive)
  • Battle of Cape Esperance (October 11 – 12, 1942, USN tactical victory, strategically inconclusive)
  • Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands (26 October 1942, Japanese tactical victory)
  • Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12 November 1942, narrow USN victory)
  • Battle of Tassafaronga (30 November 1942, Japanese tactical night battle victory, strategically inconclusive)
  • Battle of the Bismarck Sea (23 December 1942, USN victory)
  • Battle of the Komandorski Islands (26 March 1943, narrow USN victory)
  • Battle of Kolombangara (12-13 July 1943, Japanese victory, evacuation of Japanese troops successful)
  • Battle of Empress Augusta Bay (1 November 1943, USN victory)
  • Battle of the Philippine Sea (19 June 1944, major USN victory, the IJN loses three carriers)
  • Battle of Leyte Gulf (23 October 1944, major USN victory, the IJN loses four carriers while the USN loses one carrier)
  • Battle of Okinawa (April 1-22 June 1945, major Allied victory)
  • Operation Ten-Go (7 April 1945, destruction of the Yamato)
  • Battle of Tokyo Bay (22 July-23 July 1945, USN victory)

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