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Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies

  • Battle of the Java SeaOn the 27th of February 1942, Rear Admiral Karel Doorman led a multinational Allied fleet from Surabaya toward the Java Sea.
  • Borneo campaignOn the 16th of December 1941, Japanese troops landed at Sarawak. A single battalion of British Indian troops fought a delaying action over several weeks.
  • Dutch East Indies campaignJapan lacked native oil sources and could not produce enough to meet even 10% of its needs. The Dutch East Indies stood as the fourth-largest exporter of oil…