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Maps of World War II 1939-1945

Sinking British Force Z
December 8-10, 1941

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The British battleships Prince of Wales and Repulse were sent to the Pacific by Churchill to provide a deterrent to Japanese aggression. Sailing from Singapore to attack the Japanese invasion forces in Malaya, they were discovered by a Japanese submarine and later sunk within two hours by an air strike involving about 90 planes.

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