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Battle of the Java sea Feb/March 1942

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Uploaded by on Sep 26, 2008

old seamen of all nationalities recall what it was like in a Battle at sea

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  • My great uncle Frank was a Dutch soldier stationed at Fort Menari. From that vantage point he watched the ABDA fleet sailing out of Surbaya harbor. His father-in-law was an officer aboard the cruiser De Ruyter.

  • 911 views here my friend, and your comment on its own, I think its too hard for other people to imagine, or comprehend

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  • My grandfather Jan de Vries was aboard HMS de Ruyter. Sergeant Stoker. After being picked up after 24 hours floating in the sea transported back to Java and from the to the Birma railroad. Back in the Netherlands in 1946.

  • Thanks for the upload.

    Much appreciated.

  • i have great respect for these men and respect for Karel Doorman a dutch commander who died with his ship

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