Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, Sep 26 – Oct 2, 1940

Sep 26, 1940: Japanese forces make landing south of port city of Haiphong in French Indochina

Sep 27, 1940: Fighting between Japanese and French forces in Indochina ends as Japan’s military occupies key positions in north of colony

Sep 28, 1940: With Japan formally entering Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy, the pressure is growing on western-controlled districts of Shanghai to allow greater Japanese control

Sep 29, 1940: Marines land on Midway to prepare defenses of the island

Sep 30, 1940: Japanese Army launches manhunt in Shanghai after two officers are shot and killed by assassins

Oct 1, 1940: Japanese planes bomb southwest Chinese city of Kunming, terminus of strategic railroad from French Indochina

Oct 2, 1940: Australian Prime Minister Robert Gordon Menzies says diplomatic ties with Japan will not be affected despite Tokyo’s decision to join Axis with Australia’s enemies Germany and Italy

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