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  2. Battle of Manado - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Manado took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. It occurred at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa Peninsula on the northern part of Celebes Island (modern day Sulawesi in Indonesia ), from 11–12 January 1942.

  3. Dutch East Indies campaign - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) 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 ...

  4. Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies - Wikipedia

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    The Japanese Empire occupied the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) during World War II from March 1942 until after the end of the war in September 1945. In May 1940, Germany occupied the Netherlands, and martial law was declared in the Dutch East Indies. Following the failure of negotiations between the Dutch authorities and the Japanese ...

  5. Category : Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies

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    Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies (1942–1945) — the colonial Dutch East Indies and Portuguese Timor, former colonies in Southeast Asia. Subcategories This category has the following 8 subcategories, out of 8 total.

  6. Dutch East Indies - Wikipedia

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    With growing interest in scientific research, the government of the Dutch East Indies established the Natuurwetenschappelijke Raad voor Nederlandsch-Indië (Scientific Council of the Dutch East Indies) in 1928. [147] It operated as the country's main research organization until the outbreak of World War II in Asia Pacific in 1942.

  7. Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Women's Corps - Wikipedia

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    The women of the VK-KNIL were trained to assist in the liberation of the Dutch East Indies, they were ill-equipped for the nascent Indonesian National Revolution. During the Bersiap period, a number of Vrouwenkorps members found themselves briefly imprisoned by Indonesian nationalists before they were liberated by British troops. [4]

  8. Tjideng - Wikipedia

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    Tjideng was a Japanese-run internment camp for women and children during World War II, in the former Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia).. The Japanese Empire began the invasion of the Dutch East Indies on 10 January 1942.

  9. Category : Military history of the Dutch East Indies during ...

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    Pages in category "Military history of the Dutch East Indies during World War II" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .