Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse

Quand

10 déc. 1941

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

3.56° N, 104.48° E

Description

naval engagement in World War II, part of the war in the Pacific

Naval

oui

War

World War II

December 1941 naval engagement in the Pacific Theater of WW2

The sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a naval engagement in World War II, as part of the war in the Pacific, that took place on 10 December 1941 in the South China Sea off the east coast of the British colonies of Malaya and the Straits Settlements, 70 miles east of Kuantan, Pahang.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse in the South China Sea: two Royal Navy capital ships, HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, are sunk by Japanese aircraft »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Die Versenkung der HMS Prince of Wales und HMS Repulse durch Kaiserlich Japanische Marineluftstreitkräfte ist ein herber Rückschlag für die Royal Navy und… »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « attaque du Prince of Wales et du Repulse par les Japonais »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « Бой у Куантана »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · l’appelle « マレー沖海戦 »Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Page source

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