Borneo campaign
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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. Designated collectively as Operation Oboe, a series of amphibious assaults between 1 May and 21 July 1945 were conducted by the Australian I Corps, under Lieutenant-General Leslie Morshead, against Imperial Japanese forces who had been occupying the island since late 1941 – early 1942. The main Japanese formation on the island was the Thirty-Seventh Army under Lieutenant-General Masao Baba, while the naval garrison was commanded by Vice-Admiral Michiaki Kamada. The Australian ground forces were supported by US and other Allied air and naval forces, with the US providing the bulk of the shipping and logistic support necessary to conduct the operation. The campaign was initially planned to involve six stages, but eventually landings were undertaken at four locations: Tarakan, Labuan, North Borneo and Balikpapan. Guerrilla operations were also carried out by Dayak tribesmen and small numbers of Allied personnel in the interior of the island. While major combat operations were concluded by mid-July, localised fighting continued throughout Borneo until the end of the war in August. Initially intended to secure vital airfields and port facilities to support future operations, preparatory bombardment resulted in heavy damage to the island's infrastructure, including its oil production facilities. As a result, the strategic benefits the Allies gained from the campaign were negligible.
2-43 Battalion mortar crew during the Battle of Beaufort
Lockheed PV-1 "Ventura" Patrol Bombers
Brunei invasion, June 1945.
QF 4 inch MK XVI gun HMAS Kanimbla 1945 AWM 108926
Invasion of Brunei Bay, Borneo, June 1945
Brunei, Borneo
Operation Semut personnel (AWM image P01806.010)
Borneo Operation, June 1945Brunei invasion, June 1945.Lockheed PV-1 "Ventura" Patrol Bombers| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1365 | Majapahit invasions of Borneo | Majapahit, invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1861 | Battle of Mount Pamaton | battle, Dutch Empire, Sultanate of Banjar | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1905 | Expedition to South-Celebes | military expedition, Carel Frederik Goldman, Carel Hendrik Eilers, Dirk Merens | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1941 | Battle of Borneo | invasion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Borneo campaign | United States, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Australia, Douglas MacArthur, Thomas Cassin Kinkaid, Masao Baba, military campaign, Leslie Morshead, Empire of Japan, Michiaki Kamada | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1769 | Twenty Years' War | war, Sultanate of Sulu, Bruneian Sultanate, Kingdom of Spain | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1859 | Banjarmasin War | war, Dutch Empire, Sultanate of Banjar | Wikidata |
| commons | image | 2-43 Battalion mortar crew during the Battle of Beaufort | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lockheed PV-1 "Ventura" Patrol Bombers | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Brunei invasion, June 1945. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | QF 4 inch MK XVI gun HMAS Kanimbla 1945 AWM 108926 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Invasion of Brunei Bay, Borneo, June 1945 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Brunei, Borneo | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Operation Semut personnel (AWM image P01806.010) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Borneo Operation, June 1945 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Brunei invasion, June 1945. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Lockheed PV-1 "Ventura" Patrol Bombers | Commons | ||
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