Sumatra campaign (1944–1945)

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The Sumatra campaign (1944–1945) was a late-World War II Allied military operation in Southeast Asia aimed at weakening Japanese control and securing the strategically important island of Sumatra.

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instanceOf World War II campaign
military campaign
belligerent British Indian Army
Imperial Japanese Army
Imperial Japanese Navy
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
combatant Allied forces in Southeast Asia
Japanese forces in the Dutch East Indies
conflict World War II
country Japan
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
endTime 1945
goal to secure the strategically important island of Sumatra
to weaken Japanese control of Sumatra
hasPart air operations over Sumatra
naval operations around Sumatra
special operations on Sumatra
historicalPeriod 1940s
location Dutch East Indies
Southeast Asia
Sumatra
militaryObjective disruption of Japanese shipping near Sumatra
support of resistance and intelligence operations on Sumatra
opponent Allies of World War II
Empire of Japan
linked to: Imperial Japan
partOf Pacific War
South-East Asian theatre of World War II
relatedTo Burma campaign
Dutch East Indies campaign
Malayan campaign
linked to: Battle of Malaya
result contribution to eventual Allied reoccupation of the Dutch East Indies
weakening of Japanese positions on Sumatra
startTime 1944
strategicImportance oil resources of Sumatra
proximity to Malacca Strait
temporalContext late World War II
theatre Burma–Malaya–Sumatra area of operations
linked to: Burma campaign

Indian Ocean theatre of World War II

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Commander-in-Chief Allied Land Forces South East Asia theatre Sumatra campaign (1944–1945)