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8th May 1942: The Battle of the Coral Sea ends during the War in the Pacific
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2018-05-07 21:05:16
Description: The Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval battle in which the participating ships never came in sight of each other, ended. The Coral Sea is situated off the northeast coast of Australia. Following Japan’s entry into the Second World War, the Imperial Japanese Navy sought to establish perimeter defences in the region to protect the Japanese empire and isolate Australia and New Zealand from their ally the United States. Japanese forces launched Operation MO, in which they planned to seize Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands, on 3 May 1942. However, the Allies had ...
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