Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Nov 14 – 20, 1940

Nov 14, 1940: Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Brooke-Popham is named commander of British forces in the Far East

Nov 15, 1940: Yamamoto Isoroku is promoted to the rank of admiral of the Imperial Japanese Navy

Nov 16, 1940: Japan inaugurates 110-mile railroad across north China’s Hebei province, aimed at speeding up extraction of natural resources

Nov 17, 1940: Tensions high in Shanghai after unidentified gunman shoots and injures Japanese sergeant, the most recent in a series of attacks on Japanese military personnel

Nov 18, 1940: After more than three years of war in China, Japan is reported to be seeking direct peace negotiations

Nov 19, 1940: Japanese warships reported off Saigon, but Tokyo denies plan to dominate southern Indochina

Nov 20, 1940: Japan welcomes Hungary in Axis pact, which also includes Germany and Italy

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