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 Lanfeng Order of Battle of the Battle of Lanfeng The following units and commanders fought in the Battle of Lanfeng in May 1938. 1st War Area - Cheng Qian Reinforcements [May22nd] Note: North China Area Army - Juichi Terauchi [1,3] 1st Army - Kyoji Kotsuki Note: IJA 1st Army had these armoured units directly under its command that could have been assigned to 14th Division: [3] [1] Hsu Long-hsuen and Chang Ming-kai, History of The Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 2nd Ed., 1971. Translated by Wen Ha-hsiung, Chung Wu Publishing; 33, 140th Lane, Tung-hwa Street, Taipei, Taiwan Republic of China. page 230-235 Map.