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- The Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by forces of the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied forces attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands.
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The Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by forces of the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied forces attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands.
- 8 December 1941-9 March 1942 [1]
- Japanese victory
- Dutch East Indies
- Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
East Indies. Introduction. World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict in the history of mankind. However, the half century that now separates us from that conflict has exacted its toll on our collective knowledge. While World War II continues to absorb the interest of military scholars and historians, as well as its veterans ...
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Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java. 4 Feb 1942 - 31 Mar 1942. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. ww2dbaseBattle of Makassar Strait 4 Feb 1942. ww2dbase On 3 Feb 1942, the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command gathered a sizable task force to stop a Japanese invasion force sailing down the Makassar Strait.
Jul 5, 2022 · Marc Lohnstein's Osprey monograph examines the 1941-42 campaign for the resource-rich Dutch East Indies, where Japan faced a dysfunctional Allied coalition. The book covers the geography, colonialism, equipment, leadership, and atrocities of the conflict, as well as its impact on the Pacific War.
Dutch East Indies, one of the overseas territories of the Netherlands until December 1949, now Indonesia. This territory was made up of Sumatra and adjacent islands, Java with Madura, Borneo (except for North Borneo, which is now part of Malaysia and of Brunei), Celebes with Sangihe and Talaud.
On the eve of the Japanese invasion in December 1941, Dutch regular troops in the East Indies comprised about 1,000 officers and 34,000 men, of whom 28,000 were indigenous. During the Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–42 the KNIL and the Allied forces were quickly defeated.
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