1942 ⟶ Japan Captures Batavia (Jakarta)

The Japanese capture Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East ...
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1942

🇯🇵 Japan Captures Batavia (Jakarta)

The Japanese capture Batavia, the capital of the Dutch East Indies.⟶
Japan Captures Batavia (Jakarta) (1942)
Southeast AsiaDutch East IndiesInvasionJapanese OccupationAsiaMilitary Conquest

🚢 Japan Invades the Dutch East Indies

Japan invades the Dutch East Indies.⟶
Japan Invades the Dutch East Indies (1942)
Dutch East IndiesIndonesiaJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationColonialismResources

🇯🇵 Japan Captures Moulamein, Threatens Rangoon

The Japanese take the port of Moulamein, Burma; they now threaten Rangoon as well as Singapore.⟶
BurmaJapanese OffensiveRangoonSoutheast AsiaMilitary StrategyInvasion

🇯🇵 Japanese Invade Java

Japanese land forces invade Java.⟶
JavaInvasionJapanPacific TheaterSoutheast AsiaMilitary ConquestColonialismOccupation

🇵🇭 Japanese Land on Mindanao, Philippines

The Japanese land on Mindanao, the southernmost island in the Philippines.⟶
PhilippinesInvasionJapanese OffensivePacific TheaterMilitary ConquestAsia