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The Fall of Java Island, March 1942
Destruction of ammo stacks in Soerabaja, March 1942
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Bombardment of Soerabaja by the Japanese planes. The naval establishment is seen on the left of the canalised River Mas on the right is the Royal Dutch Naval Air Station Perak |
Australian troops of 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion at Arinem (Western Java) in January 1942 | |
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Personnel of 211th Squadron RAF, most probably at Tjilatjap, possibly on the railway station platform, in March 1942 Copyright © Jim Fryatt and Don Clark |
Cadets and instructors of the ML-KNIL at Andir, Java Island |
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Dutch KNIL soldiers with their AA guns, Dutch East Indies 1941-1942 |
As soon as capitulation on Java became evident, destruction parties began their work. Here is a part of the naval yard in Soerabaja |
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In 1940, the so-called Stadswacht was erected to act against enemy paratroopers and "Vijdfe Colonne" (enemy spies) in areas unprotected by regular KNIL forces. These were normally old draftees and volunteers, including foreigners like British |
Dutch soldiers of the 10th KNIL Battalion Palembang, February 14th, 1942 |
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American bomber B-17 on fire after Japanese bombardment, Bandoeng airfield on Java, February 17th 1942 |
Japanese troops between Buitenzorg and Bandoeng, Java 1942 |
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Japanese troops landing trucks at Kragan, Eastern Java 1942 |
Dutch Marines during an exercise, Java Island |
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HMS cruiser Exeter sinking in the Java Sea, March 1942 |
Japanese troops crossing a bridge during their advance towards Batavia, March 1942 |
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Japanese bicycle troops entering in Batavia, March 8th 1942 |
Japanese troops entering Soerabaja, March 1942 |
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Japanese tanks with infantry entering Batavia, March 1942 |
Japanese bicycle troops entering Batavia, March 1942 |
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Recording of the signing of the capitulation agreement. On the left is Lt-General H. Ter Poorten. The man scratching his nose is Lt-Col P.G. Mantel Java, March 1942 |
After the signing of the capitulation. In the centre Lt-General Imamura, right Major-General Bakker and Lt-General Ter Poorten. |
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Japanese soldiers with a group of Dutch POWs, Java 1942 |
Japanese soldiers captured a group of Dutch soldiers, Java 1942 |
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Allied POWs on their way to POW camps, Java Island 1942 |
1st Lieutenant J.G.M. Nass (Korps Mariniers) in conversation with an Indonesian native, Java Island, late 1941 Copyright © Mariniers Museum Rotterdam & Felix Bakker |
