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The goal was to capture the oil resources of the East Indies. The Eastern Force was to advance from Jolo and Davao and move on to capture Celebes, Amboina and Timor, while protecting the Center Force's flank. The Center Force was to capture oil fields and airfields in Tarakan Island and Balikpapan.
- 8 December 1941-9 March 1942 [ 1]
- Japanese victory
- Dutch East Indies
- Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Oct 27, 2018 · Oilfields can easily turn into battlefields. This happened more than once in the colony of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) in the 1940s, where Japanese, Dutch, Allied and Indonesian forces fought fierce battles over the control of the local oil facilities.
- Ben de Vries
- 2018
It was a European colonial city for about 320 years until 1942, when the Dutch East Indies was occupied by Japan during World War II. During the Japanese occupation and after Indonesian nationalists declared independence on 17 August 1945, the city was known as Jakarta.
Jun 30, 2021 · The Netherlands East Indies Campaign 1941–42 describes the operational plans and conduct of the fighting by the major parties involved, and assesses the performance of the opposing forces on the battlefield, bringing to life an often-overlooked campaign of the Pacific War.
The Dutch East Indies, [3] also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda), was a Dutch colony with territory mostly comprising the modern state of Indonesia, which declared independence on 17 August 1945.
Mar 11, 2024 · The Batavia was a Dutch East India Company vessel that was shipwrecked off the coast of Western Australia in 1629. The survivors made it to Beacon Island, but around 125 people were massacred by Jeronimus Cornelisz and his men before help could arrive in September 1629.
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Andries Beeckman's landscape painting with the so-called Castle of Batavia (in what is today Jakarta, Indonesia) highlights Dutch prowess and strength during their ascension to colonial power in the seventeenth century.
