April 9, 1942: Japanese Army victorious on Bataan peninsula after US and Philippine troops surrender

April 10, 1942: More than 60,000 American and Filipino prisoners falling into Japanese hands in the Philippines begin what is later known as the Bataan Death March

April 11, 1942: Japanese Army launches offensive towards oilfields at Yenangyaung, Burma

April 12, 1942: Defenders of small fortified island of Corregidor, Philippines, are forced underground as Japanese Army steps up shelling

April 13, 1942: Vice Admiral Robert L. Ghormley is appointed Commander-in-Chief South Pacific. Photo: Naval History and Heritage Command

April 14, 1942: Bataan Death March continues, accompanied by numerous Japanese atrocities against American and Philippine prisoners

April 15, 1942: Exploiting breach in British defense lines, Japanese army drives north through Burmese countryside