What the records say
- When
- 4 Feb 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 7.50° S, 115.50° E
- Description
- 1942 conflict
- Naval
- yes
- War
- World War II
3 sources record it
- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht in der Straße von Makassar erleidet eine Flotte der ABDACOM unter Karel Doorman eine schwere Niederlage gegen eine japanische Invasionsflotte…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ジャワ沖海戦”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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