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Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina

Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina was a battle fought in 1945 in what is now Vietnam. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the South-East Asian theater of World War II, which ran from 1941 to 1945. The recorded result: Japanese victory.

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Fought1945
WhereVietnam21.033N, 105.850E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeJapanese victory
Part ofSouth-East Asian theater of World War II1941 to 1945

Where it sits in the South-East Asian theater of World War II

Attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse, 1941Battle of Rabaul, 1942Arakan Campaign 1942–1943, 1942Battle of the Admin Box, 1944Siege of Myitkyina, 1944Battle of Ramree Island, 1945Battle of Hill 170, 1945Battle of Pokoku and Irrawaddy River operations, 1945Battle of Meiktila and Mandalay, 1945Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, 1945Battle of the Sittang Bend, 194519411945Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, 1945
12 placed engagements of the South-East Asian theater of World War II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1945 (year precision)
to 1945
PlaceVietnam
21.033N, 105.850E
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Territorial changeKingdoms of Kampuchea, Luang Prabang and Empire of Vietnam declare independence under Japanese direction.
Japanese coup d'état in French IndochinaJapanese coup d'état in French IndochinaBattle of HanoiSiege of SongpingSiege of Đông QuanBattle of Cầu GiấyOperation Ivory CoastBattle of Cầu GiấyOperation Ivory CoastThái NguyênNam ĐịnhHong GaiCẩm PhảNinh BìnhBắc GiangPingxiangLạng Sơn100 km21.033N, 105.850E
Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2024-04-27. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2024.

The recorded site stands at about 21 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 35 m, 35 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 55% built-up, 22% water, 19% tree cover.

built-up: 55%water: 22%tree cover: 19%built-up 55%water 22%tree cover 19%
west to east, 10.0 km3 to 27 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 29 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1945

Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 140 in present-day Vietnam.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2633177, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, revision 1384891013, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.