Bombs from a Japanese aircraft falling around the Dutch cruiser Java in the Gasper Strait east of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 15 Feb 1942Cruiser Exeter under air attack by B5N aircraft in the Gaspar Strait, 15 Feb 1942; note bombs falling astern of the cruiserHMS Exeter firing on Japanese aircraft, Gaspar Strait, 15 Feb 1942; photograph taken from HMAS HobartHMS Exeter under attack by B5N aircraft during the Gasper Strait sortie, 15 Feb 1942
Bombs from a Japanese aircraft falling around the Dutch cruiser Java in the Gasper Strait east of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, 15 Feb 1942Cruiser Exeter under air attack by B5N aircraft in the Gaspar Strait, 15 Feb 1942; note bombs falling astern of the cruiserHMS Exeter firing on Japanese aircraft, Gaspar Strait, 15 Feb 1942; photograph taken from HMAS HobartHMS Exeter under attack by B5N aircraft during the Gasper Strait sortie, 15 Feb 1942
HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2HMS Exeter under attack during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2Men of the Japanese 2nd Division celebrating successful landing, Merak, Java, 1 Mar 1942
HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2HMS Exeter under attack during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 Mar 1942, photo 1 of 2Men of the Japanese 2nd Division celebrating successful landing, Merak, Java, 1 Mar 1942
Japanese bicycle infantry, Java, Mar 1942Hein ter Poorten surrendering to the Japanese, Kalidjati, Java, Dutch East Indies, 8 Mar 1942Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura, Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, and other officers shortly after ter Poorten surrendered to the Japanese, Kalidjati, Java, Dutch East Indies, 8 Mar 1942
Japanese bicycle infantry, Java, Mar 1942Hein ter Poorten surrendering to the Japanese, Kalidjati, Java, Dutch East Indies, 8 Mar 1942Lieutenant General Hitoshi Imamura, Lieutenant General Hein ter Poorten, and other officers shortly after ter Poorten surrendered to the Japanese, Kalidjati, Java, Dutch East Indies, 8 Mar 1942
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