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Naval battles of World War II involving Australia

  • 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.
  • Battle of Leyte GulfThe Battle of Leyte Gulf began on the 23rd of October 1944 and ended on the 26th of that same month. It involved over 200,000 naval personnel across more…
  • Battle of the Coral SeaOn the 4th of May 1942, the Imperial Japanese Navy began Operation MO with a clear goal: seize Port Moresby in New Guinea and Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
  • Battle of Cape MatapanMavis Batey sat at a desk in the Government Code and Cypher School building at Bletchley Park during late March 1941. She read an Italian naval Enigma…