Force Z
Force Z was a British naval squadron during the Second World War, consisting of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, the battlecruiser HMS Repulse and accompanying destroyers. Assembled in 1941, the purpose of the group was to reinforce the British colonial garrisons in the Far East and deter Japanese expansion into British possessions, particularly Malaya and Singapore. Lack of aircraft to protect Force Z, underestimation of the Japanese armed forces and the political rather than naval motive for its deployment, are blamed for the destruction of the force.
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Force Z
Force Z was a British naval squadron during the Second World War, consisting of the battleship HMS Prince of Wales, the battlecruiser HMS Repulse and accompanying destroyers. Assembled in 1941, the purpose of the group was to reinforce the British colonial garrisons in the Far East and deter Japanese expansion into British possessions, particularly Malaya and Singapore. Lack of aircraft to protect Force Z, underestimation of the Japanese armed forces and the political rather than naval motive for its deployment, are blamed for the destruction of the force.
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Die Force Z (dt. etwa Kampfver ...... egestützten Luftstreitkräften.
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Force Z was a British naval sq ...... the destruction of the force.
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La Force Z est le nom d'un dét ...... dée par l'amiral Tom Phillips.
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Die Force Z (dt. etwa Kampfver ...... illips zusammengestellt wurde.
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Force Z was a British naval sq ...... the destruction of the force.
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La Force Z est le nom d'un dét ...... dée par l'amiral Tom Phillips.
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Force Z
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Force Z
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Force Z
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