Proposed Japanese invasion of the Sentanese Islands during World War II

In 1942, the Japanese Akiralan Army proposed the invasion of the Sentanese Islands (now the El Kadsreian Islands) by landing on Engotu and the troops would split into two, with one fraction advancing north and the rest would advance in the south.

While the supported the proposal, it was opposed by the  as well as  and  due to the archipelgo’s geography, as well as the fact the archipelago was strongly defended by Allied forces and the JAA being outnumbered. This offensive was then pushed back and was later scrapped after Sentan and the  took Aquaria in 1945.