To neutrlise it as an Allied base.
In WWII, the first real attack of the Japanese on an Australian base occurred with the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. That attack scattered the naval base at Darwin and demoralised Australians. However, Darwin was bombed by the Japanese a total of sixty times between 19 February 1942 and 12 November 1943.For more information, see the link below.
The Japanese bombed Darwin to neutralise Allied naval and air forces there.
The first raid (carried out by the same carriers that had attacked Pearl Harbor) was on 19 February 1942. There were 63 raids after that.
Yes. That's what made aircraft carriers so dangerous, they could strike anywhere!
Depends which bombing of Darwin you are referring to since Darwin was bombed 64 times during WW2. However, if you mean the first attack on Darwin then it occurred on the 19th of February 1942.
1942.
The Japanese were moving in that direction.
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In WWII, the first real attack of the Japanese on an Australian base occurred with the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. That attack scattered the naval base at Darwin and demoralised Australians. However, Darwin was bombed by the Japanese a total of sixty times between 19 February 1942 and 12 November 1943.For more information, see the link below.
In WWII, the first real attack of the Japanese on an Australian base occurred with the bombing of Darwin on 19 February 1942. That attack scattered the naval base at Darwin and demoralised Australians. However, Darwin was bombed by the Japanese a total of sixty times between 19 February 1942 and 12 November 1943.For more information, see the link below.
'Darwin' isダーウィン (daawin) in Japanese.
The Japanese bombed Darwin to neutralise Allied naval and air forces there.
No, Darwin was the Australian city that was bombed in WW2.
More bombs were dropped on Darwin than in the attack on Pearl Harbour, hundreds of people were killed and many ships sunk in the harbour. President Obama recently visited Darwin and laid a wreath in memory of the US sailors who were killed when USS Peary was sunk by the Japanese in Darwin Harbour.
Darwin is the capital of the Northern Territory and history, both Australian and Japanese, records the bombing of Darwin during the second world war on 64 occasions - go to the web address http://home.st.net.au/ (tilde)dunn/bomboz.htm
Yes.
The Japanese chose to bomb Darwin during World War II primarily to establish control over the region and to disrupt Allied supply lines and military operations in the Pacific. Darwin's strategic location made it a key base for Allied forces, and attacking it aimed to weaken their presence in Australia. The bombing also served to intimidate other Allied nations and demonstrate Japan's military capabilities. Ultimately, the attack on Darwin was part of a broader strategy to expand Japanese influence in Southeast Asia and the Pacific.