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  2. Battle of the Java Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of the Java Sea (Indonesian: Pertempuran Laut Jawa, Japanese: スラバヤ沖海戦, romanized: Surabaya oki kaisen, lit. ' Surabaya open-sea battle ') was a decisive [ 2 ] naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II .

  3. Battle of Java (1942) - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan , which invaded on 28 February 1942, and Allied personnel.

  4. Second Battle of the Java Sea - Wikipedia

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    The Second Battle of the Java Sea was the last naval action of the Netherlands East Indies campaign, of 1941–42. It occurred on 1 March 1942, two days after the first Battle of the Java Sea . It saw the end of the last Allied warships operating in the waters around Java , allowing Japanese forces to complete their conquest of the Dutch East ...

  5. Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies - Wikipedia

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    However the army had not brought enough administration experts to set up a separate body. A large number of Japanese residents in Java, who could have advised the occupiers, were taken to Australia at the outbreak of war, while a group of civilian administrators were killed in the Battle of the Java Sea.

  6. Dutch East Indies campaign - Wikipedia

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    Most of the naval components of the Allied forces were crushed in the battles of Java Sea, Sunda Strait and Second Java Sea; [17] [33] the only American ship larger than a destroyer to survive the battles was the old cruiser Marblehead. [34]

  7. Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze (1939) - Wikipedia

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    Amatsukaze saw combat at the battle of the Java Sea, but only took part in a torpedo attack that failed to score any hits. However, in the battle's aftermath, Amatsukaze assisted in capturing the hospital ship SS Op Ten Noort. Amatsukaze then took part in patrol duties in the Java Sea, where she helped to sink the submarines HNLMS K X and USS ...

  8. Category : Naval battles of World War II involving Japan

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    Pages in category "Naval battles of World War II involving Japan" ... Battle of the Java Sea; Second Battle of the Java Sea; K. Battle of Karavia Bay; Operation Kita;

  9. List of ships sunk by the Imperial Japanese Navy - Wikipedia

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    HNLMS Kortenaer: Dutch destroyer sunk by torpedo fired by heavy cruiser Haguro during Battle of the Java Sea. [2] HNLMS O 20: Dutch submarine sunk 19 December 1941 by destroyer Uranami. [9] HNLMS Piet Hein: Dutch destroyer torpedoed and sunk by destroyer Asashio during the battle of Badung Strait, February 19 1942.