Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Hitoshi Imamura

Battles of Hitoshi Imamura

Japanese officer, war criminal (1886–1968)

Hitoshi Imamura is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 10 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (8), Indonesia (1), Solomon Islands (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 8,163 km apart end to end, 907 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (5), South West Pacific theater of World War II (2), World War II (2).

Landing at NadzabLandings at Cape TorokinaBattle of Koromokina LagoonBattle of the Green IslandsBattle of Wide BayBattle of JavaBattle of WauNew Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelBougainville CampaignBattle of JavaBattle of WauNew Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelBougainville CampaignBandungMakassarBandjarmasinBandar Seri BegawanPort MoresbyDiliTarakanDarwinHoniaraGeneral Santos2000 km6.348S, 133.376E
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 1 engagements1943: 7 engagements7 in 19431944: 2 engagements19421944
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Java, 1942Battle of Wau, 1943New Georgia Campaign, 1943Operation Cartwheel, 1943Landing at Nadzab, 1943Bougainville Campaign, 1943Landings at Cape Torokina, 1943Battle of Koromokina Lagoon, 1943Battle of the Green Islands, 1944Battle of Wide Bay, 194419421944
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Battle of JavaJava, IndonesiaJapanese victory
4 February 1943Battle of WauWau, Papua New Guinea4,112 km EAllied victory
20 June 1943New Georgia CampaignNew Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands1,176 km EAllied victory
30 June 1943Operation CartwheelMelanesia, Papua New Guinea744 km NWAllied victory
5 September 1943Landing at NadzabNadzab, Papua New Guinea660 km SWAllied victory
1 November 1943Bougainville CampaignBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea930 km EAllied victory
3 November 1943Landings at Cape TorokinaBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea25 km SAllied victory
1943Battle of Koromokina LagoonBougainville Island, Papua New Guinea39 km EAmerican victory
20 February 1944Battle of the Green IslandsGreen Islands, Papua New Guinea236 km NWAllied victory
December 1944Battle of Wide BayWide Bay, Papua New Guinea240 km WAllied victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Post-Work: W.Wolny, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.