Modern era · 1942
Indian Ocean raid
The Indian Ocean raid (Operation C, the Third Mobile Operation in the Indian Ocean and the Battle of Ceylon in Japanese) was a sortie of the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) from 31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers (Admiral Chūichi Nagumo) struck Allied shipping, naval bases and airfields around British Ceylon but failed to find most of the Eastern Fleet.
- When
- 31 Mar 1942 – 10 Apr 1942
- Where
- Indian Ocean
- Era
- Modern
Topics
Before and after
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