Japanese invasion of Jolo Island

Japanese invasion of Jolo Island
	Part of Philippines Campaign (1941–42), Pacific War
Date	24 December 1941
Location	Jolo, Philippines
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Commonwealth of the Philippines

After Pearl Harbor, on 8 December 1941, Japan led a task force from Formosa, which was, at the time, under their control. From there, they proceeded to invade several small islands and towns in the Philippines

The invasion[]

Despite suffering slight setbacks from a bombing against their invasion force earlier in the week, the Japanese were able to easily capture Jolo. This final captured point set the Japanese in a perfect position to capture Borneo.^[1]

References[]

↑ "The First Landings". http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-6.html. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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[1] "The First Landings". http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USA/USA-P-PI/USA-P-PI-6.html. Retrieved 19 March 2014.

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