5 May 1943
China
China
- In the afternoon, USS Snook began stalking two Japanese freighters Kinko Maru (hitting with 1 of 3 torpedoes fired) and Daifuku Maru (hitting with 1 of 5 torpedoes fired) departing Dalian, China. She sank them with torpedoes after dark. ww2dbase [Snook | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]
20 Apr 1945
China
China
- I-400 arrived at Dalian, China and began loading fuel. ww2dbase [I-400 | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]
25 Aug 1945
China
China
- Soviet UKR SMERSH agents captured Cossack leader Lieutenant General D. F. Semenov at Dalian, Liaoning, China. ww2dbase [Manchurian Strategic Offensive | Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]
18 Oct 1945
China
China
- Soviet authorities in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China denied the entry of US ships into the port. The ships were carrying Chinese troops tasked with occupying the region. The Soviet officials at Dalian directed the ships to Huludao and Yingkou further up the coast, but the US ships would encounter the same treatment. ww2dbase [Dalian, Liaoning | CPC]
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