Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle This is an order of battle for the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle, fought during 4–8 May 1942, was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and Allied naval and air forces from the United States (U.S.) and Australia. In an attempt to strengthen their defensive positioning for their empire in the South Pacific, Imperial Japanese forces decided to invade and occupy Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the southeastern Solomon Islands. The plan to accomplish this, called
Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou its headquarters at Sian and supported the 1st and 2nd War Zones in Honan and Hupei. [5] Order of battle of the Battle of Xuzhou The Battle of Xuzhou was fought in May 1938 as part of the Second Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese Order of battle Field Marshal Count Hisaichi Terauchi Gen. Toshizō Nishio Field Marshal Shunroku Hata Notes IJA Air Forces North China Central China IJN Air Forces[4] Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 06/38), Anqing (06/38 – autumn/38) Station: Daikojo (12/37 – 03/38), Shanghai (04/38 – 11/40) (Formed during April 1938.) Station: Sanqzao Island (04/38 – ?) [1] Hsu Long-hsuen