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Battle of Christmas Island
The Battle of Christmas Island was a small engagement which began on 31 March 1942, during World War II. Because of a mutiny by Indian soldiers against their British officers, Japanese troops were able to occupy Christmas Island without any resistance. The United States Navy submarine caused severe damage to the Japanese cruiser .
Background.
At the time, Christmas Island was a British possession under administrative control of the Straits Settlement, situated south of Java. It was important for two reasons: it was a
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