In 1941, Brunei was a British
protectorate on the northwest coast of Borneo.
The chief city is Bandar
Seri Begawan and there was an important oil
field at Seria. Brunei Bay was a
large sheltered anchorage.
Brunei fell to the Japanese in
December 1941 and remained under Japanese control throughout the war.
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