Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
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title:
Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
text:
The Japanese occupation of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands occurred in 1942 during World War II. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, are a group of islands situated in the Bay of Bengal at about 1,250 km (780 mi) from Kolkata, 1,200 km (750 mi) from Chennai and 190 km (120 mi) from Cape of Nargis in Burma. Until 1938 the British government used them as a penal colony for Indian and African political prisoners, who were mainly put in the notorious Cellular Jail in Port Blair, the biggest town (port)
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wiki
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description:
1942–45 period during World War II
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Andaman_and_Nicobar_Islands
date created:
2005-11-07T17:28:40Z
date modified:
2024-05-15T23:43:35Z
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