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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.
The Battle of the Java Sea ended significant Allied naval operations in Southeast Asia in 1942, and Japanese land forces invaded Java on 28 February. The Dutch surface fleet was practically eradicated from Asian waters and the Netherlands would never reclaim full control of its colony.
Battle of Badung Strait, 19–20 February 1942 [18] Battle of the Java Sea, 27 February 1942 [4] [19] Battle of Sunda Strait, 28 February – 1 March 1942 [20] Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 March 1942 [21] Battle of Java (1942), 28 February – 12 March 1942; Battle of Timor, 19 February 1942 – 10 February 1943; New Guinea campaign, 1942–45
Intended as a preparatory battle to the abandoned Western Allied invasions of Kyūshū and Honshu. Heavy civilian and combat casualties may have influenced U.S. decision to use atomic bombs against Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Battle of Java Sea: February 27, 1942 February 27, 1942, Java Sea: Java Sea (2300 Americans Killed) Japanese victory
HMS Java was a British Royal Navy 38-gun fifth-rate frigate.She was originally laid down in 1805 as Renommée, described as a 40-gun Pallas-class French Navy frigate, but the vessel actually carried 46 guns.
Pesman had joined the armed forces by 1910, when he was a second lieutenant, and by July 1939 he had been promoted to major general. [1]During the Dutch East Indies campaign, Pesman was assigned command of the "Bandung Group" of the KNIL's forces in Java, comprising around 9,000 men. [2]
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On 27 February 1942 Java took part in the Battle of the Java Sea. During the evening phase of that battle she was struck by a Long Lance torpedo fired from the Nachi. The torpedo detonated an aft magazine and blew the stern off the ship, causing flooding in the aft engine room and setting fire to the anti-aircraft deck.