Battle of Tarakan
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The Battle of Tarakan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Tarakan off Borneo during May and June 1945. It formed the first stage in the World War II Borneo campaign. The Allies' main goal in attacking Tarakan was to capture the island's airfield and develop it into a base to support further offensives in the Borneo area.
1945
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Indonesia,
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Location: 3.35, 117.5667, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
2 places
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1945-05-01T00:00:00Z
1945-06-21T00:00:00Z
1945 Battle of Tarakan
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1942 | Battle of Tarakan | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1945 | Battle of Tarakan | battle | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Sadau island (P02334-003) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tarakan operations 1945 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tarakan CMH | Commons | ||
| commons | image | John Mackey VC (134468A) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | RAAF trucks Tarakan (OG2544) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Australian troops on Tarakan 1945 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tankbemanning kijkt naar branden in de verte, Bestanddeelnr 935-3363 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tarakan patrol (P02819-002) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Australiers bezetten Tarakan, Bestanddeelnr 900-6370 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Waarnemend KNIL-commandant Luitenant-generaal Ludolph Hendrik van Oyen (links) en Luitenant-kolonel Dr. Brandon (rechts) worden na het bezoek aan een locatoe op Tarakan eiland door een LST teruggebracht naar Lingkas | Commons | ||









