Template:Did you know nominations/Battle of Semarang

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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:53, 18 July 2019 (UTC)

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Battle of Semarang

 * ... that the Battle of Semarang is considered by Indonesian general Abdul Haris Nasution to be the first major battle involving Indonesia? Source:, p385: " Subsequently a battle raged which according to Nasution (1977:354, see also Hofland 1985) was the first major battle of the Indonesian nation"
 * ALT1:... that British accounts noted that Japanese actions during the Battle of Semarang had saved European prisoners of war? Source: Same as above, p414: "So Tuli wrote in his report: 'In the course of their fighting the Japanese, who fought with incredible gal lantry despite losses which with most troops would have been prohibitive, in all cases protected the internment camps from molestation and released numerous Dutch and Eurasian captives from the jail"
 * Reviewed: Tang Dingyuan

Created by Juxlos (talk). Self-nominated at 21:55, 10 June 2019 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg Article meets DYK requirements, adequately sourced, no close paraphrasing found, QPQ done. The first hook is the more interesting of the two: I don't have access to the source right now so AGF on that. GTG. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 00:31, 12 July 2019 (UTC) |}}