Invasion of Sumatra

Invasion of Sumatra (1942)
	Part of the Pacific Theater of World War II
	; Port facilities at Oosthaven are destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese, 20 February 1942
Date	14 February – 28 March 1942
Location	Sumatra, Dutch East Indies
Result	Japanese victory
Belligerents
Allies; Netherlands; Dutch East Indies; United Kingdom; Australia; United States	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Middle Sumatra:; Maj-Gen. Roelof T. Overakker; West-Sumatra:; Lt. Col. John Blogg; North-Sumatra:; Col. George Gosenson; Rear-Admiral Karel Doorman	Vice-Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa; Rear-Admiral Shintarō Hashimoto; Rear-Admiral Kakaji Kakuta; Lt-Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita; Lt-Gen. Hitoshi Imamura

The Invasion of Sumatra was the assault by Imperial Japanese forces on the Dutch East Indies that took place from 14 February to 28 March 1942. The invasion was part of the Pacific War in South-East Asia during World War II and led to the capture of the island. The invasion of Sumatra was planned to occur prior to the invasion of Java to destroy the west flank of the allies and to give access to Java.

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