South China Sea raid
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The South China Sea raid was an operation conducted by the United States Third Fleet between 10 and 20 January 1945 during the Pacific War of World War II. The raid was undertaken to support the liber
Smoke rising from Saigon after facilities and ships in the city were attacked by United States Navy aircraft on 12 January 1945
The strategic situation in the Pacific in January 1945. The red shaded area was controlled by the Allies and the remainder was controlled by Japan.
Several of the Third Fleet's aircraft carriers and other warships at Ulithi in early December 1944
Ships of the Third Fleet en route to the Philippines in January 1945
Hisaichi Terauchi
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Count Hisaichi Terauchi was a Gensui in the Imperial Japanese Army, commander of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group during World War II.
South China Sea raid
…and Navy units were placed under the overall control of the Southern Expeditionary Army Group in January 1945. This command was led by Gensui Count Hisaichi Terauchi from his headquarters in Singapore. Despite these preparations, the Japanese remained unable to counter powerful attacks against shipping in the South…
Hisaichi Terauchi
Terauchi (right) with General Shunroku Hata celebrating the Japanese victory in Xuzhou, 1938
Memorial to Terauchi in the Japanese Cemetery Park, Singapore