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INDONESIA-NETHERLANDS-HISTORY
Royal Netherlands Navy Commander, Vice Admiral Matthieu Borsboom (L) and Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff, Admiral Marsetio (R) offer flowers to honor the 915 Dutch soldiers killed in the battle of Java Sea at the Dutch war cemetery Ereveld on February 27, 2014 in Surabaya eastern Java island. The ceremony marks the 72nd anniversary of the February 27, 1942 Battle of Java Sea where the allied American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) naval forces suffered defeat from the superior naval armada of Japanese invading forces during World War II. About 2,300 allied forces were killed in the decisive naval battle against Japanese forces in World War II. AFP PHOTO / JUNI KRISWANTO
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Surabaya, Java, INDONESIA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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JUNI KRISWANTO |
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27 Februarie 2014 |
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2841 x 3000 (1.38 MB) |
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