Cocos Islands mutiny
The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on May 8, 1942, during the Second World War. The mutineers were to seize control of the islands and disable the British garrison. It was claimed that the mutineers also planned to transfer the islands to the Empire of Japan. However, the mutiny was defeated after the Ceylonese failed to seize control of the islands. Many mutineers were punished, and the three ringleaders were executed; they were the only British Commonwealth servicemen to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
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Cocos Islands mutiny
The Cocos Islands mutiny was a failed mutiny by Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) soldiers against British officers, on the Cocos (Keeling) Islands on May 8, 1942, during the Second World War. The mutineers were to seize control of the islands and disable the British garrison. It was claimed that the mutineers also planned to transfer the islands to the Empire of Japan. However, the mutiny was defeated after the Ceylonese failed to seize control of the islands. Many mutineers were punished, and the three ringleaders were executed; they were the only British Commonwealth servicemen to be executed for mutiny during the Second World War.
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Die Kokosinseln-Meuterei (engl ...... he Infanterie stationiert war.
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El Motín de las Islas Cocos (e ...... nte la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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The Cocos Islands mutiny was a ...... y during the Second World War.
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Ceylonese Rebels
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1942-05-08
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British Victory
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1Bren light machine gun
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Six-inch (152 mm) and nine-inch (227 mm) guns
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Map of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
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Captain Gardiner
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Die Kokosinseln-Meuterei (engl ...... von Java und Sumatra entfernt.
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El Motín de las Islas Cocos (e ...... nte la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
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Cocos Islands mutiny
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Kokosinseln-Meuterei
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Motín de las Islas Cocos
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Cocos Islands mutiny
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