10 million dollars was spent on defence on Darwin
Depends which bombing of Darwin you are referring to since Darwin was bombed 64 times during WW2. However, if you mean the first attack on Darwin then it occurred on the 19th of February 1942.
the army
Australians were targets.
Propaganda.
The bombing of Darwin pulled Australia into the war against Japan. Australia was totally unprepared for this attack. This bushed the country into a wartime economy which is actually advantageous for growth.
1942.
Depends which bombing of Darwin you are referring to since Darwin was bombed 64 times during WW2. However, if you mean the first attack on Darwin then it occurred on the 19th of February 1942.
Dutch, Americans.
Yes.
There is no argument - it happened.
the army
Australians were targets.
Singapore did not play a part in the Bombing of Darwin, which was carried out by Japan against Australia in 1942. Singapore's connection would be that the country fell to Japan just days before the bombing.
The population was 5,800.
3 months
Broome was bombed.
When Darwin was bombed, the Australian Prime Minister was John Joseph Curtin.