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Naval battles and operations of the South-East Asian theatre of World War II

  • 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.
  • Sinking of Prince of Wales and RepulseWinston Churchill and his cabinet met on the 17th of October and the 20th of October to discuss sending a modern battleship to the Far East.