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Four million people died in the Dutch East Indies as a result of famine and forced labour during the Japanese occupation, including 30,000 European civilian internee deaths. [3] In 1944–1945, Allied troops largely bypassed the Dutch East Indies and did not fight their way into the most populous parts such as Java and Sumatra. As such, most of ...
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. The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources which ...
The occupation of Indonesia by Japan for three and a half years during World War II was a crucial factor in the subsequent revolution. The Netherlands had minimal ability to defend its colony against the Japanese army , and within only three months of their initial attacks, the Japanese had occupied the Dutch East Indies.
Indonesia: Republic of South Maluku: Indonesian government victory Moluccas incorporated by Indonesia; Operation Trikora (1961–1962) Indonesia Netherlands Netherlands New Guinea; Indonesian government victory Military stalemate [1] Western New Guinea ceded to the United Nations then to Indonesia [2] [3] Cross border attacks in Sabah (1962 ...
Indonesian youth being trained by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The Dutch colonial state was brought into an abrupt end when the Japanese Empire launched some fast and systematic attacks in 1942. The Japanese occupation in Indonesia was part of larger war of the Pacific theatre during World War II.
The Dutch East Indies—Indonesia in World War II — involved during 1942−1945, part of the South West Pacific theatre of World War II. Subcategories This category has the following 7 subcategories, out of 7 total.
15 August: The Japanese surrender brings the fighting in World War II to an official close. 17 August: "Proclamation of Indonesian Independence", signed by Sukarno-Hatta. Tan Malaka, a former Indonesian Communist Party (PKI) leader, returns secretly from exile and reveals his identity in Jakarta and draws a large following.
The Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington D.C.: Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780912799032. OCLC 769332427. Craven, Wesley; Cate, James (1950). Volume IV: The Pacific: Guadalcanal to Saipan, August 1942 to July 1944. The Army Air Forces in World War II. Washington, DC: US Office of Air Force History. OCLC 909927818. Crawley, Rhys (2014).