Invasion of Sumatra

Invasion of Sumatra (1942)
Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II

Port facilities at Oosthaven are destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese, 20 February 1942
Date14 February – 28 March 1942
Location
Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Allies
 Netherlands
 United Kingdom
 United States		  Japan
Commanders and leaders
Middle Sumatra:
Dutch government-in-exile Maj-Gen. Roelof T. Overakker[1]
West-Sumatra:
Dutch government-in-exile Lt. Col. John Blogg[2]
North-Sumatra:
Dutch government-in-exile Col. George Gosenson[2]
Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman[3]		 Empire of Japan Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa[4]
Empire of Japan Rear-Admiral Shintarō Hashimoto[5]
Empire of Japan Rear-Admiral Kakaji Kakuta[6]
Empire of Japan Lt-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita
Empire of Japan Lt-Gen. Hitoshi Imamura[7]

The Invasion of Sumatra was the assault by Imperial Japanese forces on the Dutch East Indies that took place from 14 February to 28 March 1942. The invasion was part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II and led to the capture of the island. The invasion of Sumatra was planned to occur prior to the invasion of Java to destroy the west flank of the allies and to give access to Java.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Overakker was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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