Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of Toshinari Shōji

Battles of Toshinari Shōji

major general in the Imperial Japanese Army (1890-1974)

Toshinari Shōji is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1942: 3 battles and 1 campaign across 2 present-day countries, most in Indonesia (2), Solomon Islands (2). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,837 km apart end to end, 1,946 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Pacific War (3).

Battle of KalijatiBattle of Tjiater PassKoli Point actionCarlson's patrolBattle of KalijatiKoli Point actionCarlson's patrol2000 km7.989S, 133.902E
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1942: 4 engagements4 in 194219421942
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Kalijati, 1942Battle of Tjiater Pass, 1942Koli Point action, 1942Carlson's patrol, 194219421942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
3 March 1942Battle of KalijatiIndonesiaJapanese victory
7 March 1942Battle of Tjiater PassCiater, Indonesia27 km SJapanese victory
3 November 1942Koli Point actionGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands5,786 km EAllied victory
1942Carlson's patrolGuadalcanal, Solomon Islands24 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, Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.