Battle Of Ambon

	caption	Laha airfield, Ambon (as seen in 1945) The Bay of Ambon and the southern part of the island are in the background (Photographer: Staff Sergeant R L Stewart)
	partof	World War II , Pacific War
	date	January 30 - February 3 , 1942
	place	Ambon , Moluccas , Netherlands East Indies
	result	Japanese victory
	combatant1	Netherlands , Australia , United States
	combatant2	Japan
	commander1	J R L Kapitz
	commander2	Ibo Takahashi <br> Takeo Ito (land forces)
	strength1	3,900
	strength2	5,300
	casualties1	Netherlands: Australia: 15 killed in action, 35 wounded US: Another 300+ Allied personnel massacred after surrendering
	casualties2	55 dead, 135 wounded

	CATEGORIES ABOUT BATTLE OF AMBON

	asia and the pacific 1941-42

	military history of indonesia

	battles involving the netherlands

	japanese occupation of indonesia

	battles involving australia

	battles involving japan

	battles involving the united states

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