Day: January 30, 2022

Pacific War 8 – Fall of Guam and Wake

Pacific War 8 – Fall of Guam and Wake

Fall of Guam Introduction On 11th June of 1931., the Secretary of the Navy ordered Guam's Governor to demilitarize the island. This move was in reaction to Japanese military activity in Manchuria, seized later that year, hoping perhaps that demilitarization of Guam would confine any Japanese military moves to Manchuria and not provoke any incidents … Continue reading Pacific War 8 – Fall of Guam and Wake