Invasion of Sumatra

Invasion of Sumatra (1942)
Part of the Pacific War
Port facilities at Oosthaven are destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese, 20 February 1942
Date 14 February – 28 March 1942 Location Sumatra, Dutch East Indies Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Allies Netherlands Dutch East Indies United Kingdom Australia United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Middle Sumatra: Maj-Gen. Roelof T. Overakker West-Sumatra: Lt. Col. John Blogg North-Sumatra: Col. George Gosenson Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman	Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa Rear-Admiral Shintarō Hashimoto Rear-Admiral Kakaji Kakuta Lt-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita Lt-Gen. Hitoshi Imamura

The Invasion of Sumatra was the assault by Imperial Japanese forces on the Dutch East Indies that took place from 14 February to 28 March 1942. The invasion was part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II and led to the capture of the island. The invasion of Sumatra was planned to occur prior to the invasion of Java to destroy the west flank of the Allies and to give access to Java.