Invasion of Sumatra
1942 Japanese invasion during World War II / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Invasion of Sumatra was the assault by Imperial Japanese forces on the Dutch East Indies that took place from 14 February to 28 March 1942. The invasion was part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II and led to the capture of the island. The invasion of Sumatra was planned to occur prior to the invasion of Java to destroy the west flank of the allies and to give access to Java.
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Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II | |||||||
Port facilities at Oosthaven are destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese, 20 February 1942 | |||||||
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Allies Netherlands United Kingdom United States | Japan | ||||||
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Middle Sumatra: Maj-Gen. Roelof T. Overakker[1] West-Sumatra: Lt. Col. John Blogg[2] North-Sumatra: Col. George Gosenson[2] Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman[3] |
Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa[4] Rear-Admiral Shintarō Hashimoto[5] Rear-Admiral Kakaji Kakuta[6] Lt-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita Lt-Gen. Hitoshi Imamura[7] |
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