Kaart met de achtereenvolgende Japanse veroveringen (Wikipedia)

Op 19 januari 1942 begint het Japanse leger met bombardementen op Ambon. Ambon-stad is op dat moment de hoofdstad en het administratieve centrum van Oost-Indonesië. De Japanse aanval wordt op 30 januari verhevigd door inzet van de Japanse vloot en de landing van 5750 militairen.

De weerstand die de aanwezige Nederlandse en Australische troepen kunnen bieden is beperkt en de verovering van Ambon is met de overgave van het KNIL op 1 februari een feit.

30 januari 1942, 28 augustus 1944

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Bombardementen op Ambon