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:''This article concerns the land battle of Java in 1942. For the preceding naval battle see Battle of the Java Sea.'' |commander1= Hein ter Poorten |commander2= Hitoshi Imamura |strength1= Netherlands: 25,000; Britain: about 5,500; Australia: about 3,000; U.S.: about 750 Total: about 34,250 troops |strength2= about 34,000 troops |casualties1= Netherlands: ? Britain: ? Australia: 36 dead, 60 wounded; U.S.: US Army 24 KIA; 534 POW US Navy 801 KIA; 369 POW. US Navy casualties: USS ''Houston'' and ''Asheville'' Of POWS 164 died (Army & Navy). |casualties2= Unknown |}} The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February-12 March 1942. It involved forces from the Empire of Japan, which invaded on 28 February 1942, and Allied personnel. Allied commanders signed a formal surrender at Japanese headquarters at Bandung on 12 March. == Order of battle== ABDA: Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger (KNIL Army): Lieutenant-General Hein Ter Poorten *1st KNIL Infantry Division: Major-General Wijbrandus Schilling *2nd KNIL Infantry Division: Major-General Pierre A. Cox *3rd KNIL Infantry Division: Major-General Gustav A. Ilgen *British troops (ca. 5,500 men): Major-General Sir Hervey D.W. Sitwell *US troops (ca. 750 men:) Major-General J.F. Barnes *Australian troops (ca. 3,000 men): Brigadier Arthur S. Blackburn. Imperial Japanese Army: 16th Army: General Hitoshi Imamura〔http://www.oocities.org/dutcheastindies/java_armour.html〕 *2nd Division - 2nd Company and 4th Company of 2nd Tank Regiment (21 Type 97 Medium Tanks) - 2nd Recon Regiment (16 Type 97 Tankettes) *Shoji Detachment - 1st Company of 4th Tank Regiment (10 Type 95 Light Tanks) *48th Division - 3rd Company of 4th Tank Regiment (10 Type 95 Light Tanks) - 3rd Company of 2nd Tank Regiment (10 Type 97 Medium Tanks, 5 M3 Light Tanks) - 48th Recon Regiment (16 Type 97 Tankettes) *Sakaguchi Detachment - 56th Infantry Group Tankette Unit (8 Type 97 Tankettes) *North Sumatra Campaign - 2nd Company of the 4th Tank Regiment (10 Type 95 Light Tanks) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Java (1942)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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