Operation Tiger was a

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

operation by the

Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service Netherlands East Indies Forces Intelligence Service (NEFIS) was a Dutch World War II-era intelligence and special operations unit operating mainly in the Japanese-occupied Netherlands East Indies (now Indonesia). Soon after the evacuation from th ...

on the island of

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mo ...

. Almost all ended in disaster for the Allies. ; Tiger I: party of three NEI landed November 1942 – it is thought all members were captured and shot ; Tiger II: party of three NEI went on same sub as Tiger I landed at Serang Baai November 1942 – all members captured and executed ; Tiger III: party of one landed February 1943 – never seen again ; Tiger IV: party of one landed April 1943 – never seen again ; Tiger V: party of one landed April 1943 – never seen again ; Tiger VI: party of one landed July 1943 – member captured on 6 August

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