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During WWII, Japan occupied it. Japanese land based bombers were launched from one of, possibly, the airfields in the former "South" Vietnam to attack and sink the British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse on 10 December 1941. This attack, was the first time in history that any battleship had been sunk solely by airpower; while at sea and underway.
This action dispelled all further arguments about the superiority of airpower over the battleship. Prior to the December 10th attack, naval officers world wide had argued that the sinkings of the battleships at Toranto, Pearl Harbor, and General Billy Mitchell's test bombings in the 1920's, were INVALID as the battleship's were "sitting ducks"; not moving & and not fighting back.
HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were moving and fighting back; they were sunk by airplanes.
Lastly: During the course of the French Indochina War/1st Indochina War (1946-1954) the French utilized captured WWII Japanese Type 95 light tanks for both training and combat operations. Photographs of those Type 95 light tanks can be seen in Dunnigan's book, "Armor In Vietnam."
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What Asian country occupied Vietnam during world war 2?
During World War II, Vietnam was occupied by Japan. The Japanese took control of Vietnam in 1940, exploiting its resources and using it as a base for military operations in Southeast Asia. The occupation lasted until Japan's defeat in 1945, which subsequently led to Vietnam's push for independence from colonial rule.
What country occupied the Philippines during World War 2?
Japan.
What country occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 during World War 2?
Japan
Which country took over Vietnam during world war 2?
Japan
Which country controlled vienam in World War 2?
During World War II, Vietnam was primarily controlled by Japan. The Japanese occupied Vietnam in 1940, taking over from French colonial rule. This occupation lasted until Japan's defeat in 1945, when the country was briefly liberated from Japanese control, leading to a power struggle that eventually contributed to the First Indochina War.
What country briefly occupied vietnam during world war 2?
Japan
Which country overran Vietnam during World War 2?
During WWII, Japan occupied Southeast Asia. Vietnam is part of Southeast Asia.
What did The Japanese occupied Vietnam during?
The Japanese occupied French Indochina (now separated into Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia) during the Second World War.
What Asian country occupied Vietnam during world war 2?
During World War II, Vietnam was occupied by Japan. The Japanese took control of Vietnam in 1940, exploiting its resources and using it as a base for military operations in Southeast Asia. The occupation lasted until Japan's defeat in 1945, which subsequently led to Vietnam's push for independence from colonial rule.
What country occupied the Philippines during World War 2?
Japan.
What country occupied Indochina during world war 2?
Japan
Which country controlled Vietnam during World Was 2?
Japan .
Who occupied Vietnam after World War 2?
French
What country control Vietnam during world war ii?
Japan
What country occupied the Philippines from 1942 to 1945 during World War 2?
Japan
Who occupied south Vietnam after World War 2?
The French .
What country controlled Vietnam during World War 2?
Japan
