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The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the Kingdom of Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo, and the western part of Kalimantan that was part of the Dutch East Indies.

Battle of the Java Sea — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Java Sea caption= Bombs from Japanese aircraft falling near the Dutch cruiser Java during the battle.

Sometime after midnight on the calm, moonless, oil smoke shrouded night of January 24, 1942, a small flotilla of 4 blacked-out, ancient US destroyers USS JOHN FORD, POPE, PARROT and PAUL JONES arrived off the oil rich port of Balikpapan, Borneo in the Dutch East Indies.

The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the Kingdom of Sarawak, North Borneo, and the western part of Kalimantan that was part of the Dutch East Indies. Battle of Balikpapan January 24, 1942 by Vincent P. O'Hara.

Jul 1, 2012 - For campaigns on eastern Borneo, see Battle of Tarakan (1942) and Battle of Balikpapan (1942). The David vs Goliath Naval Battle of Balikpapan Borneo, 24 January 1942 By John Dudek 04 Dec 2013 0. The Japanese main unit for this m First Battle of Balikpapan; Part of World War II, Pacific War: Date: 23–24 January 1942: Location: Balikpapan, Borneo. The small and scattered British/Indian and Dutch defences collapsed. * For campaigns on eastern Borneo, see Battle of Tarakan (1942) and Battle of Balikpapan (1942). Map of the Battle and Area.

In British North Borneo, they imposed one of the harshest occupation regimes, …

In Brunei and Sarawak, they enforced cooperation. Japanese rule differed in each state. Result: Japanese land victory Allied tactical naval victory: Belligerents Netherlands United … In Dutch Borneo, the Japanese fostered ideas of Asian solidarity. Japanese ships backlit by onshore oil fires and hidden by heavy smoke from fires/rough in approach, but calm at time of action. The Battle of Borneo was a successful campaign by Japanese Imperial forces for control of Borneo island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the Raj of Sarawak, Brunei, North Borneo, and the western part of Kalimantan that was part of the Dutch East Indies. Battle of Balikpapan (1942) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Balikpapan anchorage, Borneo TIME: Early morning, 0246-0350 WEATHER / VISIBILITY / SEA STATE: Calm/Moonless night.

The Japanese invaded Borneo in January 1942, seeking to exploit its oil resources. On January 23, 1942 Allied … SURPRISE: USA .