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Prior to World War II, the Indian Ocean was an important maritime trade route between European nations and their colonial territories in East Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, British India, Indochina, the East Indies (Indonesia), and Australia for a long time. Naval presence was dominated by the Royal Navy Eastern Fleet and the Royal Australian ...
Indian Ocean raid; Part of the Pacific Theatre of World War II: British heavy cruisers HMS Dorsetshire and Cornwall under Japanese air attack and heavily damaged on 5 April 1942.
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Japanese troops disembarking on Ross Island, 23 March 1942. The Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands occurred in 1942 during World War II.The Andaman and Nicobar Islands (8,293 km 2 on 139 islands), are a group of islands situated in the Bay of Bengal at about 1,250 km (780 mi) from Kolkata, 1,200 km (750 mi) from Chennai and 190 km (120 mi) from Cape of Nargis in Burma.
Shipwrecks in the Indian Ocean during the period of the Second World War (September 1939 - August 1945). Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. A. World War II shipwrecks in the Arabian Sea (5 P) S. World War II shipwrecks in the Strait of Malacca (14 P)
During World War II. Since India was a British colony when the Second World War broke out, it was deemed to have entered the war on the side of the Allies. Over 2 million Indians participated in the war; many served in combat against the Japanese who briefly occupied British Burma and reached the Indian border.
World War II portal This category is for WWII articles and subcategories about operations in/on the Indian Ocean 's waters/islands (e.g., Madagascar ). For battles on continental coasts and within seas, bays, etc. outside the borders of this ocean (e.g., the Arabian Sea ), see the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre , Southeast Asian Theatre ...
