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March 9, 1942
Today in World War II Pacific History
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MONDAY, 9 MARCH 1942

Burma: Japanese forces fully occupy Rangoon in southern Burma.

NEI: At 9:00am Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Lt. General Hein ter Poorten announces the surrender of Allied forces under his command on Java.
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