Battle of Ambon

The Battle of Ambon occurred on Ambon Island in the Dutch East Indies, as part of the Japanese offensive on the Dutch colony during World War II. In the face of a combined defense by Dutch and Australian troops, Japanese forces conquered the island and its strategic airfield in several days. In the aftermath of the fighting, a major massacre of many Dutch and Australian prisoners of war by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) followed. Following the war, many of the IJA personnel were tried for war crimes.

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1942  Wikidata
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Location: -3.7089, 128.0919, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1942 Battle of Ambon

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1605 Capture of Amboina

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1950	Republic of South Maluku		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Operation T	invasion	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1605	Capture of Amboina	battle, Dutch East India Company, Portuguese Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1942	Battle of Ambon	battle	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amersfoort	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Amsterdam	fort, fortification	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ceith	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Haarlem	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Lyden	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Middelburg	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Nootwijk	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort of Our Lady of the Annunciation	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Rotterdam	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Vlissingen	fort	Wikidata