In December 1941, when Japan began operations in the Pacific, there were 93,000 Dutch troops and 5,000 American and British soldiers to defend against an invasion of the Netherlands East Indies.
Later, he was transferred to the Manchurian camp at Hsien (now Liaoyuan), where he was held along with other prominent prisoners, including General Jonathan M. Wainwright, until the camp was liberated on 16 August 1945 [REF].