<prompt> Yize iPortugal yayingathathi hlangothi, ngo-December 1941, iTimor yasePortugal yahlala amabutho ase-Australia nawaseDashi, ayelindele ukuhlasela kweJapane. Ukusabela kukaSalazar kwaba okunobudlova. Waphikisana, ethi ama-Allies ayephule ubukhosi bamaPutukezi futhi abeka engozini ukungathathi hlangothi kwamaPutukezi. Ibutho elinamandla lamaPutukezi cishe amadoda angama-800 lathunyelwa livela eMpumalanga Afrika ukuyothatha ukuvikela iMpumalanga Timor kodwa alizange lifike ngesikhathi; mhlaka-20 Februwari 1942 amaJapane aqala ukuthumela amasosha  <response>: eTimor. 