Ambon
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Sep 22, 2026
Ed WillisGUEST
I think the whole line was strategically important to them for the reasons that I referred to earlier on.
Ed WillisGUEST
But yeah, as you're probably aware, they had a grand strategy of streaming south and occupying the Philippines, Borneo, Ambon, and then eventually arriving at Timor.
Ed WillisGUEST
attacking both Dutch West Timor and Portuguese East Timor.
Ed WillisGUEST
And that actually fell into place on the...
Ed WillisGUEST
They arrived on the night of the 19 February 1942 with a naval force and troops of the 228th Regiment, quite experienced fighters who'd fought their way through Hong Kong the Philippines and Ambon before they arrived offshore in Dili.
Ed WillisGUEST
The initial attack was on Dili Harbor itself with a destroyer coming in and bombarding the Portuguese headquarters, which were occupied by the Dutch.
Ed WillisGUEST
But the Dutch, interestingly, had took over the Portuguese artillery near the Farol Lighthouse, which you may have noticed while you're in Dili Nali, Natalie, on a prominent point just at the entrance to the harbour.
Edward WillisGUEST
I think the whole line was strategically important to them for the reasons that I referred to earlier on.
Edward WillisGUEST
But yeah, as you're probably aware, they had a grand strategy of streaming south and occupying the Philippines, Borneo, Ambon, and then eventually arriving at Timor.
Edward WillisGUEST
attacking both Dutch West Timor and Portuguese East Timor.
Edward WillisGUEST
And that actually fell into place on the...
Edward WillisGUEST
They arrived on the night of the 19th of February, 1942, with a naval force and troops of the 228th Regiment, quite experienced fighters who'd fought their way through Hong Kong the Philippines and Ambon before they arrived offshore in Dili.
Edward WillisGUEST
The initial attack was on Dili Harbor itself with a destroyer coming in and bombarding the Portuguese headquarters, which were occupied by the Dutch.
Edward WillisGUEST
But the Dutch, interestingly, had took over the Portuguese artillery near the Faroe Lighthouse, which you may have noticed while you're in Dili Nali, Natalie, on a prominent point just at the entrance to the harbour.
Magda HarrisonGUEST
We continued by, uh, ferries, lots of hopping across the islands of Indonesia.
Magda HarrisonGUEST
Um, we finally got to a tiny remote island called Ambon, which, you know, we took countless of very, very long ferries to get there.
Magda HarrisonGUEST
Sort of one was 86 hours, I think.
Magda HarrisonGUEST
It was insane.