Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
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The Battle of Balikpapan (1942) was a World War II naval and amphibious engagement in which Japanese forces seized the vital oil port of Balikpapan in Borneo from Allied defenders during their advance through the Dutch East Indies.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
amphibious operation
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battle → naval battle → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Balikpapan (Dutch East Indies campaign)
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| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Imperial Japanese Army → Imperial Japanese Navy → Royal Netherlands East Indies Army → Royal Netherlands Navy → United States Navy → |
| campaign |
Invasion of Borneo (1941–1942)
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| chronology |
early 1942 Japanese advance through the Dutch East Indies
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| combatType |
amphibious landing
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naval warfare → |
| conflict |
World War II
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| conflictSide |
Allied powers
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Axis powers → |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Empire of Japan → Netherlands → United States → |
| date |
1942-01-23
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1942-01-24 → |
| followedBy |
Battle of Makassar Strait
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| geographicalContext |
eastern coast of Borneo
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| hasEndTime |
1942-01-24
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| hasFeature |
night-time destroyer attack by US Navy
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scuttling and demolition of oil facilities by Dutch defenders → |
| hasStartTime |
1942-01-23
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| historicalPeriod |
1940s
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| involves |
Allied naval attack on Japanese transports
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Japanese amphibious invasion convoy → |
| location |
Balikpapan
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Borneo → Dutch East Indies → |
| objective |
capture of Balikpapan oil port
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seizure of oil installations in Borneo → |
| outcome |
Japanese occupation of Balikpapan
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capture of Balikpapan oil refineries by Japan → |
| partOf |
Japanese conquest of the Dutch East Indies
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Pacific War → |
| precededBy |
Japanese invasion of Tarakan
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| primaryTarget |
Balikpapan oil port infrastructure
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| result |
Japanese victory
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| strategicImportance |
control of oil supplies for Japanese war effort
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major oil production center → |
| theatre |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dutch East Indies campaign
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involvedBattle |