Military operation

Operation Meridian

1945 · 2.98° S, 104.76° E

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When
1945
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
2.98° S, 104.76° E
Description
1945 British attack on Japanese oil refineries
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Operation Meridian

1945 British attack on Japanese oil refineries

Operation Meridian, also known as the "Palembang Raids" was part of a series of British air attacks directed at Japanese-held oil refineries near Palembang on Sumatra during the Second World War, Meridian had two phases: Meridian I on 24 January 1945 and Meridian II on 29 January. As a result, the critical aviation fuel output of the plants at Palembang was reduced by seventy-five percent.

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