Battle of Timor
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battle-of-timor-182-3098413
title:
Battle of Timor
text:
The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 19 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel—known as Sparrow Force—predominantly from Australia, United Kingdom, and the Dutch East Indies. Following a brief but stout resistance, the Japanese succeeded in forcing the surrender of the bulk of the Allied force after three days of fighting, although several hundred
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1942–1943 WWII battle in Southeast Asia
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Timor
date created:
2005-05-01T09:41:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T05:39:34Z
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13
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