# Japanese occupation of Nauru

> period of three years (26 August 1942 – 13 September 1945) during which Nauru, a Pacific island under Australian administration, was occupied by the Japanese military as part of its operations in the Pacific War during World War II

**Wikidata**: [Q2072172](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2072172)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_Nauru)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/japanese-occupation-of-nauru


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013