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Operation Tiger (Java)

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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.[1]

There were several missions:

  • Tiger I - party of three NEI landed November 1942 - it is thought all members were captured and shot
  • Tiger II - party of three NEI went on same sub as Tiger I landed at Serang Baai November 1942 - all members captured and executed
  • Tiger III - party of one landed February 1943 - never seen again
  • Tiger IV - party of one landed April 1943 - never seen again
  • Tiger V - party of one landed April 1943 - never seen again
  • Tiger VI - party of one landed July 1943 - member captured on 6 August[2]

References

  1. ^ "NEFIS". Allies in Adversity: Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War. Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  2. ^ "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 Part 1 p 3-6". National Archives of Australia. pp. 26–32.
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