Episode 276-The Fall of The Celebes and Maluku Islands

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Education, History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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With Singapore captured, the Japanese Empire sets its sights on Sumatra and Java. But first, the Celebes and Maluku Islands must fall, so Australia and other nearby locations can be targeted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.2	Hello.
0:31.4	And thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast.
0:36.1	Episode 276, the fall of the Celebis and Maluku Islands.
0:42.6	Last time on February 15, 1942 at 610 pm, the battle for Singapore came to a close.
0:52.0	The Allies surrendered and the Japanese had further pains, a world-class port.
0:58.5	Now it was time for the Empire to gather even more resources for the war effort,
1:03.7	which is what drove Japanese Prime Minister Tojo to move forward with their war against the Western powers in the first place.
1:12.5	And though the conquest of Borneo would give the Japanese Empire much of what it wanted,
1:18.1	another prize in terms of oil and rubber was now in the Empire's crosshairs.
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