Lo que dicen los registros
- Cuándo
- 31 mar 1942 – 1 abr 1942
- Tipo
- Batalla
- Coordenadas
- 10.49° S, 105.63° E
- Description
- 1942 battle
- War
- World War II
Battle of Christmas Island
1942 battle in the Pacific during WWII
The Battle of Christmas Island was a small engagement which began on 31 March 1942, during World War II. Assisted by a mutiny of soldiers of the British Indian Army against their British officers, Imperial Japanese Army troops were able to occupy Christmas Island unopposed. The United States Navy submarine Seawolf severely damaged the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Naka during the landings.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Página de la fuente
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “WWII: Battle of Christmas Island – Japanese troops occupy Christmas Island without resistance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente
- Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · lo llama “occupation temporaire de l’île Christmas par les forces japonaises”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página de la fuente