Japanese occupation of West Sumatra

Sumatora Nishi Kaigan Shū (Japanese: スマトラ西海岸州, Hepburn: Sumatora Nishikaigan-shū; lit. 'West Coast Province of Sumatra'), was the administrative designation for West Sumatra during its occupation and governance by the Empire of Japan from 1942 to 1945. Japanese forces entered Padang on 17 March 1942, encountering little resistance as Dutch colonial forces rapidly collapsed.