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Japanese Military Development

Taroa, Maloelap Atoll. A brief virtual tour through a Japanese airbase in the Marshall Islands

by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

A guided tour through the main Japanese airbase outside Kwajalein during World War II. Today the remains of the airbase are remarkable and worth a visit.

The Japanese seaplane base at Wotje Island, Wotje Atoll

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Brief description of the Japanese WWII defenses on Wotje.

Mili Island, Mili Atoll: a brief overview of its WWII sites

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Brief description of the Japanese WWII defenses on Mili.

8-inch Coastal Defense Guns in Micronesia.

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Discussion of the British, Italian and Japanese 8-inch Naval Guns and their Emplacements in Micronesia. Featured are the guns at Betio, Tarawa, Kiribati; Wake I, Marshall Islands, and Sapuk, Moen, Chuuk.

World War II

Japanese Bases during World War II. Number of Short-term Workers in December 1943

British Naval Heritage in Micronesia: Tangible evidence of the armament trade from 1890 to 1937

by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

The Japanese Tank Farm on Pohnpei, Micronesia --A photo essay

by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Photographic documentation of an array of Japanese tanks on Pohnpei (Federated States of Micronesia). This document serves to illustrate some of the tanks used by Japanese forces on atolls of the Marshalls (where the materiel was removed in post-World War II clean-up operations).

The Pacific War in Micronesia.

compiled by Dirk H.R. Spennemann

A Bibliography of Publications on Japanese Bases and their Equipment.

Apocalypse now?-the fate of World War II sites on the Central Pacific

Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Originally published in CRM Bulletin 15(2), 15-16, 1992.
[PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]

Saving WWII Historic Sites. Metals Conservation Course in the Marshall Islands

David W. Look, . & Dirk H.R. Spennemann

Originally published in CRM Bulletin 16 (5), 22-24, 1993.
[PDF document, courtesy US National Park Service]

Wreck of the Toreshima Maru in Maloelap Lagoon

a Photo Essay by Dirk HR Spennemann

Wreck of a Japanese subchaser off Ollot, in Wotje Lagoon

a Photo Essay by Dirk HR Spennemann

Secondary use of World War II Equipment in the Marshalls: Japanese Rice Cookers

a Photo Essay by Dirk HR Spennemann

The wreck of an Mitsubishi A6M 'Zero" on the Japanese Airbase on Taroa, Maloelap Atoll

a Photo Essay by Dirk HR Spennemann

Secondary use of World War II Equipment in the Marshalls:127 mm dual purpose gun components

a Photo Essay by Dirk HR Spennemann