Battle of Badung Strait
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The Battle of Badung Strait was a naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the night of 19/20 February 1942 in Badung Strait between the American-British-Dutch-Australian Comman
HNLMS De Ruyter off Java in 1942.
HNLMS Tromp in Sydney after undergoing repairs for damage sustained during the battle
Karel Doorman
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Karel Willem Frederik Marie Doorman was a Royal Netherlands Navy officer who during World War II commanded remnants of the short-lived American-British-Dutch-Australian Command naval strike forces in
Battle of Badung Strait
…Battle of Cape St. George. A battalion of the 48th Infantry Division of the Imperial Japanese Army landed in Bali on 18 February 1942. Dutch Admiral Karel Doorman's naval forces were scattered around Indonesia, but the invasion of Bali could not be ignored; it would give the Japanese an airbase within range of…
Doorman in 1930
HNLMS De Ruyter