31 Jan 1941
French Indochina
French Indochina
- The cease fire ending the Franco-Thai War was signed aboard Japanese cruiser Natori at Saigon, French Indochina, effective 28 Jan 1941. ww2dbase [Franco-Thai War | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC, AC]
28 Jul 1942
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Saigon, Indochina. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
30 Jul 1942
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Saigon, Indochina. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
9 Aug 1942
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Tatsuta Maru arrived at Saigon, Indochina and embarked interned Allied personnel. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
21 Oct 1943
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Saigon, Indochina. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
22 Oct 1943
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Saigon, Indochina. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
22 Feb 1944
French Indochina
French Indochina
- USS Ray laid naval mines off Saigon, French Indochina. ww2dbase [Ray | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
12 Jan 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- La Motte-Picquet was sunk at Saigon, French Indochina by US carrier aircraft of Task Force 38. ww2dbase [La Motte-Picquet | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
- USS Yorktown (Essex-class) planes hit the vicinity of Saigon, French Indochina (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam). TF 38 aviators sunk 44 enemy ships including 15 combatants. ww2dbase [Yorktown (Essex-class) | Raid into the South China Sea | Saigon, Cochinchine | DS]
13 Jan 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Landing ship No. 140 was sunk by US aircraft at Saigon, French Indochina. ww2dbase [No. 101/103-class | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
19 Apr 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- American B-24 bombers attacked Japanese shipping off Saigon, Indochina. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
25 Apr 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- USAAF B-24 bombers attacked Japanese shipping at Saigon, Indochina, sinking one transport. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
28 Apr 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- American bombers attacked Japanese shipping at Saigon, Indochina, sinking 1 tanker and 6 other vessels. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
19 Jul 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- USS Bugara fired 9 torpedoes at a Japanese convoy south of Saigon, Indochina. All torpedoes missed. ww2dbase [Bugara | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
9 Aug 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Sukarno, Mohammad Hatta, and Radjiman Wediodiningrat flew to Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina to meet with Field Marshal Terauchi Hisaichi. Sukarno was made the head of the Indonesian independence committee. ww2dbase [Hisaichi Terauchi | Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
14 Aug 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- In Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina, a demonstration of more than 50,000 people protested against th potential return of the French. A National United Front was declared during the demonstration. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
16 Aug 1945
French Indochina
French Indochina
- Former Japanese officials in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina began handing over their offices to leaders of the Vietnamese National United Front. ww2dbase [Saigon, Cochinchine | CPC]
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