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 occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. In May 1940, Germany occupied …

HNLMS Java was a Java -class cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. She was sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea on 27 February 1942. The ship was built by the Koninklijke …

These three distinct and separate naval battles (Java Sea 1, Sunda Strait, Java Sea 2/Bawean Island) were the first large-scale engagements of the war between Japanese and Allied fleets, …

To conquer Java, the Japanese planned three simultaneous operations intended to improve their tactical position: capturing of the island of Timor to the east to cut off the Allied fighter plane …

On 27 February 1942, while ferrying sorely needed fighter aircraft from Australia to the Dutch East Indies, Langley sustained heavy damage in a Japanese air attack south of Tjilatjap, Java....

The Allies’ only hope of defending Java was to be able to control the sea north of Java. The decisive battle for control of this sea area was fought in the Java Sea off Surabaya on …

In Java Sea …was the scene of a battle of World War II between the Allies and the Japanese. Fought on February 27, 1942, the encounter resulted in a serious defeat for Allied naval …

The Battle of the Java Sea began when the American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval command attempted to stop the Japanese invasion of Java on February 27, 1942.

2013年2月26日 · “The Battle of the Java Sea ended significant Allied naval operations in South-East Asia in 1942, and Japanese land forces invaded Java on 28 February. The U.S. and …