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Battle of Palembang
The Battle of Palembang was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred near Palembang, on Sumatra, on 13–15 February 1942. The Royal Dutch Shell oil refineries at nearby Pladju (or Pladjoe) were the major objectives for the Empire of Japan in the Pacific War, because of an oil embargo imposed on Japan by the United States, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. With the area's abundant fuel supply and airfield, Palembang offered significant potential as a military base to
ships and damaged two others. British forces provided search and rescue support for the American bombers. This was the only USAAF attack on the strategically important oil facilities at Palembang. 
Background.
At the time of the Pacific War, the Sumatran city of Palembang in the Netherlands East Indies was a major oil production center. The city and its oil refineries were captured by Japanese forces in mid-February 1942 during the Battle of Palembang. In early 1944, Allied intelligence estimated that the Pladjoe refinery at Palembang was the source