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Air raid on Ceylon (5 April 1942)

Air raid on Ceylon (5 April 1942) — WWII battle in Ceylon between Britain and Japan.

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Sri Lanka
📅 Apr 5, 1942–Apr 9, 1942
🌐 2 language editions
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War & armed conflict

Short descriptions

fr opération militaire aérienne japonaise, Île de Ceylan (1942), guerre du Pacifique

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