Battle of Palembang

Quando

13 de fev. de 1942 – 15 de fev. de 1942

Tipo

Batalha

Coordenadas

2.99° S, 104.76° E

Description

battle of World War II near Palembang, on Sumatra, on 13–15 February 1942

War

World War II

1942 World War II battle; Japanese victory

The Battle of Palembang was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred near Palembang, on Sumatra, on 13–15 February 1942. The Royal Dutch Shell oil refineries at nearby Plaju were the major objectives for the Empire of Japan in the Pacific War, because of an oil embargo imposed on Japan by the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom after the Japanese invaded China.

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