Dutch East Indies campaign

The Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies by forces of the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II. Allied forces attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands. The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources which would become a vital asset during the war. The campaign and subsequent three-and-a-half-year Japanese occupation was also a major factor in the end of Dutch colonial rule in the region.

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Netherlands East Indies Campaign
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USS Edsall (DD-219) under fire and sinking on 1 March 1942 (80-G-178997)

Oosthaven - Port facilities destroyed 01

USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned south of Java on 27 February 1942 (NH 92472)

Pacific War - Dutch East Indies 1941-42 - Map

Oosthaven - Port facilities destroyed 02

Hein ter Poorten

Dutch defense plans of Tarakan

Japanese troops move through Java

Blackforce machine gunners with armoured cars (AWM image 043856)

USA-C-EIndies-5

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Edsall (DD-219) under fire and sinking on 1 March 1942 (80-G-178997)		Commons
commons	image		Oosthaven - Port facilities destroyed 01		Commons
commons	image		USS Langley (AV-3) being abandoned south of Java on 27 February 1942 (NH 92472)		Commons
commons	image		Pacific War - Dutch East Indies 1941-42 - Map		Commons
commons	image		Oosthaven - Port facilities destroyed 02		Commons
commons	image		Hein ter Poorten		Commons
commons	image		Dutch defense plans of Tarakan		Commons
commons	image		Japanese troops move through Java		Commons
commons	image		Blackforce machine gunners with armoured cars (AWM image 043856)		Commons
commons	image		USA-C-EIndies-5		Commons