Borneo campaign - Wikipedia
The Borneo campaign or Second Battle of Borneo was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo.
Japanese occupation of British Borneo - Wikipedia
Before the outbreak of World War II in the Pacific, the island of Borneo was divided into five territories. Four of the territories were in the north and under British control – Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, an island, and British North Borneo; while the remainder, and bulk, of the island, was under the jurisdiction of the Dutch East Indies.
Battle of North Borneo - Wikipedia
The Battle of North Borneo took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces. Part of the wider Borneo campaign of the Pacific War, it was fought between 10 June and 15 August 1945 in North Borneo (later known as Sabah).
Borneo Campaign | World War II Database - WW2DB
2011年6月24日 · Borneo Campaign. Contributor: C. Peter Chen. Tarakan was a small island located in the northeastern corner of Borneo. The town and its oil fields were primary objectives when the Japanese invaded in 1942, and again was deemed important when it came for the Allies to invade Borneo.
Borneo 1942-1945 - Anzac Portal
Borneo, a vast jungle-covered island lying on the equator – hot, humid, exotic – was the scene of some of Australia's most successful operations, and of great tragedy. During 1945, Australian forces totalling some 75,000 men, along with several dozen women of the nursing and medical women's services, were committed to taking part in or ...
World War II - Philippines, Borneo, 1944 | Britannica
4 天之前 · The Philippines and Borneo, from September 1944. in World War II in The Allied landings in Europe and the defeat of the Axis powers. Also known as: Second World War, WWII. Written by.
The landings at Borneo - Anzac Portal
2019年2月1日 · The Borneo campaign of 1945 was one of the most complex operations involving Australian land, air and sea forces in the war. It was also the last Australian campaign to be planned and undertaken. Borneo had been captured by the Japanese in early 1942.
Borneo campaign - Wikiwand
The Borneo campaign or Second Battle of Borneo was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo.
Borneo The End in the Pacific, 1945 - Australian War Memorial, …
The Battle in Brief. Between May and July 1945, the Allies launched a three-pronged attack on Borneo, first at Tarakan and then six weeks later at Brunei Bay. These landings were conducted by the 9th Australian Division, which had served at Tobruk and El Alamein in 1941 and 1942 and in New Guinea in 1943.
World War II: The Borneo jungle mission that helped save Australia
A young band of special forces parachuted into Borneo to forge an alliance with the locals to wage a guerilla war. ‘We all owe them’: The secret jungle mission that forged a lasting bond