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The Japanese 2nd Division landed at Merak, 1 March 1942 Japanese bicycle infantry moving through Java. The Japanese troops landed at three points on Java on 1 March. The West Java invasion convoy landed on Bantam Bay near Merak and Eretan Wetan. The West Java convoy had previously fought in the Battle of Sunda Strait, a few hours prior to the ...
Materiel was running short in Java, and neither was able to rearm or fully refuel. Departing at 19:00 on 28 February for the Sunda Strait, by chance they encountered the main Japanese invasion fleet for West Java in Bantam Bay. The Allied ships were engaged by at least three cruisers and several destroyers.
As part of the Japanese planning, a key objective was determined: the Kalijati Airfield close to Java's north coast, which was to be taken despite the risks involved. [2] Part of Java's invasion force (the 2nd Division and elements of the 38th Division ) were assembled at Cam Ranh Bay to land in West Java , while the 48th Division was ...
However, when the Japanese troops landed and seized control of Java from the Dutch, to people's surprise, the Japanese forced the native Indonesians to stop looting and attacking Chinese and warned the Indonesians they would not tolerate anti-Chinese violence in Java. The Japanese viewed the Chinese in Java and their economic power specifically ...
invasion of Burma: Operation C: 1942: reconnaissance and raid operations in the Indian Ocean: Operation D: 1942: invasion of the Andaman Islands: Operation H. Invasion of Celebes (1942) Battle of Ambon; Battle of Timor; 1942: invasion of Celebes, Ambon and Timor: Operation J: 1942: invasion of Java, Netherlands East Indies: Operation K: 1942
Hurricanes Versus Zeros: Air Battles over Singapore, Sumatra and Java. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1844156221. Krancher, Jan A. (2003). The Defining Years of the Dutch East Indies, 1942-1949: Survivors Accounts of Japanese Invasion and Enslavement of Europeans and the Revolution That Created Free Indonesia. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786417070.
The Battle of Sunda Strait was a naval battle which occurred during World War II in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java, and Sumatra.On the night of 28 February – 1 March 1942, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth, American heavy cruiser USS Houston, and Dutch destroyer HNLMS Evertsen faced a major Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) task force.
Operation Western Asia: Attempted Japanese major offensive in the Indian Ocean to made an Axis link-up in the Middle East coast (Persian Gulf and Red Sea) with German Operation Orient (cancelled due to logistical problems) [61] [62] Japanese raid on Madagascar. Planned invasion of the island of Madagascar [63]