page_title: Battle of Manado
section_title: Japanese plans
hierarchical_section_title: Battle of Manado / Japanese plans
caption_attribution_description: English: Route of Japanese Attack on Manado, January 1942
context_page_description: The Battle of Manado took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. It occurred at Manado on the Minahasa Peninsula on the northern part of Celebes Island, from 11–12 January 1942. The battle was noted as the first time in Japanese history that the country had deployed paratroopers in a military operation.
context_section_description: The Eastern Attack Unit was assigned as the Japanese fleet tasked with capturing Menado. Eventhough Rear-Adm. Takeo Takagi commanded this force, he left the operation details to Rear-Adm. Raizō Tanaka. The battle plan intends for the Sasebo Combined Landing Force, as well as the Yokosuka 1st Special Naval Landing Force as a paratrooper unit.
caption: Japanese Attack Plan for Manado
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