The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific War, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies. Allied navies suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on 5 March 1939, and in secondary actions over successive days. The Allied Strike Force commander, Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, was killed. The aftermath of the battle included several smaller actions around Java, including the smaller but also significant Battle of Sunda Strait.
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| - The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific War, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies. Allied navies suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on 5 March 1939, and in secondary actions over successive days. The Allied Strike Force commander, Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, was killed. The aftermath of the battle included several smaller actions around Java, including the smaller but also significant Battle of Sunda Strait.
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| - The Battle of the Java Sea was a decisive naval battle of the Pacific War, that sealed the fate of the Netherlands East Indies. Allied navies suffered a disastrous defeat at the hand of the Imperial Japanese Navy, on 5 March 1939, and in secondary actions over successive days. The Allied Strike Force commander, Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman, was killed. The aftermath of the battle included several smaller actions around Java, including the smaller but also significant Battle of Sunda Strait.
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