Eighty Years Ago: Asia Pacific, June 12 – 18, 1941

 

June 18, 1941: Wang Jingwei, leader of East Chinese puppet regime, arrives in Tokyo

June 12, 1941: British gunboat Ladybird, known for gunfight with Japanese on Yangtze River in 1937, is reported sunk off North Africa’s coast

June 13, 1941: Japanese civilian carrier Dai Nippon Airlines reported to be considering seaplane base in French Indochina

June 14, 1941: Wang Jingwei, leader of East Chinese puppet government, leaves for official visit to Japan

June 15, 1941: US gunboat Tutuila is slightly damaged during Japanese air raid on Chinese wartime capital of Chongqing

June 16, 1941: US Ambassador Joseph Grew files protest with Japanese government over continued air raids against Chinese capital Chongqing

June 17, 1941: Japanese Prime Minister Konoe Fumimaro, above center, says ‘the entire world is about to be thrown into unprecedented turmoil’

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