Battle of Christmas Island

Quando

31 de mar. de 1942 – 1 de abr. de 1942

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

10.49° S, 105.63° E

Description

1942 battle

War

World War II

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 da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “WWII: Battle of Christmas Island – Japanese troops occupy Christmas Island without resistance”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · registra como “occupation temporaire de l’île Christmas par les forces japonaises”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Página da fonte

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