1942 ⟶ Japan Invades the Dutch East Indies

Japan invades the Dutch East Indies.
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🗾 Japan Invades Borneo

Japan invades Borneo.⟶
Japan Invades Borneo (1941)
InvasionSoutheast AsiaBorneoJapanese ExpansionPacific TheaterColonialismResource Acquisition

🚢 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

🏝️ Japanese Advances in Borneo

Japanese advances in Borneo met with little opposition.⟶
BorneoJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationColonialism

🚩 Japanese Troops Capture Kuala Lumpur

Japanese troops capture Kuala Lumpur, Malaya.⟶
MalayaKuala LumpurJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationAdvanceVictory

🇯🇵 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

💣 USAAF Bombing of Palembang

USAAF bombers attack Palembang in the Dutch East Indies⟶
USAAF Bombing of Palembang (1944)
bombingPalembangDutch East IndiesUSAAFPacific Theatermilitary operationsstrategic bombingoil fieldsair raidsWorld War II