Asia Pacific, 08 May 1942: Battle of the Coral Sea
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Political map of East Asia and the Western Pacific on 08 May 1942 (WWII: The Greater East Asia War: Battle of the Coral Sea), showing the following events: Japanese conquer Burma; Invasion of Tulagi; Battle of the Coral Sea; US forces in the Philippines surrender to Japan.

S o v i e t U n i o n

D u t c h E a s t I n d i e s(Jap. occ.)

Japanese
Empire

Mongolia(Sov. sat.)

South Seas Agency(Jap. mand.)

Warlords(Nat. Ch. infl.)

Nationalist
China

Burma(Jap. occ.)

Australia(Br. dom.)

Philippines(Jap. occ.)

French
Indochina(Jap. pres.)

T.N.G.(Jap. occ.)

Solomon Is.(Jap. occ.)

Hawaii(US terr.)

Malaya(Jap. occ.)

Tuva(Sov. sat.)

Xinjiang(Sov. infl.)

Manchukuo(Jap. pup.)

Alaska(US terr.)

Thailand(Jap. sat.)

Sarawak(Jap. occ.)

Kuril Islands(Jap.)

Mong. A.F.(Jap. prot.)

North
China(Jap. occ.)

R.N.G.
China(Jap. pup.)

Ryukyu Is.(Jap.)

Austr.
New Guinea(Aus. terr.)

N. Borneo(Jap. occ.)

Brunei(Jap. occ.)

P. Timor(Jap. part. occ.)

Nauru(Aus. mand.)

W. Samoa(NZ mand.)

American
Samoa(U.S.)

Gilbert

Islands(Jap. occ.)

Ellice Is.(Br.)

Union Is.(NZ terr.)

Phoenix Is.(US pres.)

Marshall

Islands(Jap.)

H.K.(Jap. occ.)

Guam(Jap. occ.)

Mariana

Islands(Jap.)

Wake I.(Jap. occ.)

C a r o l i n e I s l a n d s(Jap.)

Paracel Is.(Jap. occ.)

Spratly Is.(Jap. occ.)

Bonin Is.(Jap.)

Volcano Is.(Jap.)

Canton(US adm.)

International
Date Line

20 Jan–15 May 1942Japanese
conquer Burma

3–4 May 1942Japanese
take Tulagi

4–8 May 1942Battle of the
Coral Sea

8 May 1942US surrenders
Philippines

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