Atlas of Battles

commander, 16 engagements

Battles of Hitoshi Imamura

Battles of Hitoshi Imamura

Japanese officer, war criminal (1886–1968)

Hitoshi Imamura is recorded as a commander at 16 placed engagements in the atlas between 1942 and 1944: 10 battles and 6 campaigns across 3 present-day countries, most in Papua New Guinea (10), Solomon Islands (4), Indonesia (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 17,441 km apart end to end, 1,246 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (15), World War II (1).

Battle of JavaBattle of WauNew Georgia CampaignOperation CartwheelLanding at NadzabLandings at Cape TorokinaBattle of Koromokina LagoonNew Britain campaignBattle of the Green IslandsBattle of Wide BayAdmiralty Islands campaignSolomon Islands CampaignNew Guinea campaignGuadalcanal campaignOperation KeBougainville CampaignSolomon Islands CampaignNew Guinea campaignOperation KeBougainville CampaignSurabayaBandungDavaoMakassarBandjarmasinBandar Seri BegawanPort MoresbyDiliTarakanDarwin2000 km5.750S, 134.709E
16 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 4 engagements1943: 9 engagements9 in 19431944: 2 engagements19421944
15 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

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

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1942Solomon Islands CampaignSolomon IslandsAllied victory
1942Battle of JavaJava, Indonesia5,545 km WJapanese victory
1942New Guinea campaignNew Guinea, Indonesia3,390 km EAllied victory
1942Guadalcanal campaignGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands2,260 km EAllied victory
1943Operation KeGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands38 km NWJapanese victory
4 February 1943Battle of WauWau, Papua New Guinea1,444 km WAllied 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
1943New Britain campaignNew Britain, Papua New Guinea532 km WAllied victory
20 February 1944Battle of the Green IslandsGreen Islands, Papua New Guinea419 km EAllied victory
December 1944Battle of Wide BayWide Bay, Papua New Guinea240 km WAllied victory
date unknownAdmiralty Islands campaignAdmiralty Islands, Papua New GuineaAllied 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.