Battle of Christmas Island
The Battle of Christmas Island was a small engagement which began on 31 March 1942, during World War II. Assisted by a mutiny of soldiers of the British Indian Army against their British officers, Imperial Japanese Army troops were able to occupy Christmas Island without any land-based resistance. The United States Navy submarine Seawolf caused severe damage to the Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Naka during the landings.
| Battle of Christmas Island | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indian Ocean theatre and Pacific Theatre of World War II | |||||||||
Christmas Island | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Unknown | Shōji Nishimura | ||||||||
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Land: 32 infantry Sea: 1 submarine |
Land: 850 infantry Sea: 3 light cruisers 8 destroyers 1 oiler 2 troop transports Air: Unknown aircraft | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 27 captured | 1 light cruiser damaged | ||||||||
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