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'''Operation Tiger''' was the name given to a series of operations in [[World War Two]] by the [[Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service]] on the island of [[Java]]. Almost all ended in disaster for the Allies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/alliesinadversity/australia/nefis/|title=NEFIS|work=Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref> |
'''Operation Tiger''' was the name given to a series of operations in [[World War Two]] by the [[Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service]] on the island of [[Java]]. Almost all ended in disaster for the Allies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/alliesinadversity/australia/nefis/|title=NEFIS|work=Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War|publisher=Australian War Memorial|accessdate=27 September 2015}}</ref> |
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There were several missions: |
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*Tiger I - launched November 1942 - it is thought all members were captured and shot |
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*Tiger II - launched November 1942 - all members captured and executed |
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*Tiger III - launched February 1943 - members disappeared |
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*Tiger IV - launched April 1943 - member disappeared |
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*Tiger V - launched April 1943 - member disappeared |
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*Tiger VI - launched July 1943 - member captured on 6 August<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetrieve/Interface/ViewImage.aspx?B=235327&S=1&R=0|title=The Official History of the Operations and Administration of] Special Operations - Australia [(SOA), also known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)] Volume 2 -|website=National Archives of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:50, 4 June 2019
Operation Tiger was the name given to a series of operations in World War Two by the Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service on the island of Java. Almost all ended in disaster for the Allies.[1]
There were several missions:
- Tiger I - launched November 1942 - it is thought all members were captured and shot
- Tiger II - launched November 1942 - all members captured and executed
- Tiger III - launched February 1943 - members disappeared
- Tiger IV - launched April 1943 - member disappeared
- Tiger V - launched April 1943 - member disappeared
- Tiger VI - launched July 1943 - member captured on 6 August[2]
References
- ^ "NEFIS". Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
- ^ "The Official History of the Operations and Administration of] Special Operations - Australia [(SOA), also known as the Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)] Volume 2 -". National Archives of Australia.