Sixteenth Army (Japan)
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The Japanese 16th Army was an army of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II.
Japanese troops enter Java
Battle of Java (1942)
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The Battle of Java was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan, which invaded o
Sixteenth Army (Japan)
…formed on November 5, 1941, under the Southern Expeditionary Army Group to coordinate the infantry divisions and other Japanese ground forces in the Invasion of Java in the Netherlands East Indies. It remained based on Java throughout the Pacific War as a garrison force. On March 27, 1944, with the threat of possible…
An MkV1B light tank of the 3rd Hussars disembarks at Sumatra on 14 February 1942.
The Japanese 2nd Division landed at Merak, 1 March 1942
Japanese invasion of Java, Tropenmuseum collection