[PAR] [TLE] Dutch East Indies campaign [SEP] The Dutch East Indies Campaign of 1941–42 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific Campaign of World War II.  Forces from the Allies attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands.  The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources which would become a vital asset during the war.  The campaign and subsequent three and a half year Japanese occupation was also a major factor in the end of Dutch colonial rule in the region. [PAR] [TLE] Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū [SEP] Sōryū (蒼龍 , Sōryū , meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s.  A sister ship, "Hiryū" , was intended to follow "Sōryū", but "Hiryū"' s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class.  "Sōryū"' s aircraft were employed in operations during the Second Sino-Japanese War in the late 1930s and supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940.  During the first months of the Pacific War, she took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Wake Island, and supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies.  In February 1942, her aircraft bombed Darwin, Australia, and she continued on to assist in the Dutch East Indies campaign.  In April, "Sōryū"'s aircraft helped sink two British heavy cruisers and several merchant ships during the Indian Ocean raid.
[PAR] [TLE] Dutch East Indies campaign [ SEP ] The Dutch East Indies Campaign of 1941–42 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies ( present - day Indonesia ) by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific Campaign of World War II . Forces from the Allies attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands . The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources which would become a vital asset during the war . The campaign and subsequent three and a half year Japanese occupation was also a major factor in the end of Dutch colonial rule in the region . [PAR] [TLE] Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū [ SEP ] Sōryū ( 蒼龍 , Sōryū , meaning " Blue ( or Green ) Dragon " ) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) during the mid-1930s . A sister ship , " Hiryū " , was intended to follow " Sōryū " , but " Hiryū " ' s design was heavily modified and she is often considered to be a separate class . " Sōryū " ' s aircraft were employed in operations during the Second Sino - Japanese War in the late 1930s and supported the Japanese invasion of French Indochina in mid-1940 . During the first months of the Pacific War , she took part in the attack on Pearl Harbor , the Battle of Wake Island , and supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies . In February 1942 , her aircraft bombed Darwin , Australia , and she continued on to assist in the Dutch East Indies campaign . In April , " Sōryū " 's aircraft helped sink two British heavy cruisers and several merchant ships during the Indian Ocean raid .
Sōryū (蒼龍 , Sōryū , meaning "Blue (or Green) Dragon") was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the mid-1930s, During the first months of the Pacific War, supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies, by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific Campaign of World War II, this titled event is ?
Sōryū ( 蒼龍 , Sōryū , meaning " Blue ( or Green ) Dragon " ) was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) during the mid-1930s , During the first months of the Pacific War , supported the conquest of the Dutch East Indies , by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific Campaign of World War II , this titled event is ?
Dutch East Indies Campaign
Dutch East Indies Campaign