Battle of Christmas Island
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battle-of-christmas-island-266-5200034
title:
Battle of Christmas Island
text:
The Battle of Christmas Island was a small engagement which began on 31 March 1942, during World War II. Assisted by a mutiny of soldiers of the British Indian Army against their British officers, Imperial Japanese Army troops were able to occupy Christmas Island without any land-based resistance. The United States Navy submarine Seawolf caused severe damage to the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Naka during the landings.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1942 battle in the Pacific during WWII
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Christmas_Island
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date modified:
2023-05-02T16:36:05Z
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