Jakarta in WW2 History | World War II Database

11 Oct 1943

Dutch East Indies

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Jakarta, Java. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Jakarta, Java | CPC]

13 Oct 1943

Dutch East Indies

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Jakarta, Java. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Jakarta, Java | CPC]

29 May 1945

Dutch East Indies

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Jakarta, Java. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Jakarta, Java | CPC]

2 Jun 1945

Dutch East Indies

Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Jakarta, Java. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Jakarta, Java | CPC]

8 Sep 1945

Dutch East Indies

A British reconnaissance force parachuted into Jakarta, Indonesia, with the primary mission of locating and aiding Allied personnel who had recently been in Japanese captivity. ww2dbase [Jakarta, Java | CPC]

19 Sep 1945

Dutch East Indies

Radical Indonesian nationalists, unhappy with the slow progress of the newly founded republic and with the continuing presence of Japanese peacekeepers in Jakarta, organized a large demonstration in the city. Just as tension was about to reach the level of violence, President Sukarno, speaking to the crowd, was able to calm the mood and disperse the crowd. ww2dbase [Jakarta, Java | CPC]

30 Sep 1945

Dutch East Indies

British troops entered Jakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies. They were mostly consisted of men of Gurkha and Indian ethnicity, and were tasked to maintain peace, largely against pro-Indonesia rioters. ww2dbase [Jakarta, Java | CPC]

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