Dutch East Indies Campaign

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Dutch_East_Indies_Campaign
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:casualties tens of thousands
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Empire_of_Japan
gptkb:Netherlands
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Hitoshi_Imamura
gptkb:Conrad_Helfrich
gptkb:Wavell
gptkb:Hein_ter_Poorten
gptkbp:endDate 1942-03-09
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dutch East Indies Campaign
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dutch_East_Indies
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Java
gptkb:Battle_of_Balikpapan_(1942)
gptkb:Battle_of_Makassar_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Timor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Java_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Sunda_Strait
gptkb:Battle_of_Ambon
gptkb:Battle_of_Palembang
gptkbp:objective capture of oil-rich Dutch East Indies
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Malayan_Campaign
gptkbp:result Japanese victory
gptkbp:significance led to Japanese occupation of Indonesia
secured oil resources for Japan
gptkbp:startDate 1941-12-08
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dutch_military
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6