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  • One for the Road: Battle of the Malacca Strait

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    Zoe Cheang
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    The Battle of the Malacca Strait, or referred to in Japanese sources as the “Battle off Penang” (ペナン沖海戦), was a naval battle that resulted from the British search-and-destroy operation in May 1945, called Operation Dukedom, that resulted in the sinking of the Japanese cruiser Haguro. In May 1945, amidst the celebration of the end of…