World War II - Indian Ocean raid
Time: Tuesday Mar 31, 1942
Place: Indian Ocean and Ceylon
Details: The Indian Ocean raid was a naval sortie carried out by the Imperial Japanese Navy from 31 March to 10 April 1942. Japanese aircraft carriers under Admiral Chūichi Nagumo struck Allied shipping and naval bases around Ceylon, but failed to locate and destroy the bulk of the British Eastern Fleet.
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