Battle of Timor (1942)
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The Battle of Timor (1942) was a World War II campaign in which Allied forces, including Australian and Dutch troops, conducted a prolonged guerrilla resistance against Japanese occupation on the island of Timor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Timor (1942) canonical | 1 |
| Timor campaign (1942–1943) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T603275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Battle of Timor (1942) Context triple: [Dutch East Indies campaign, involvedBattle, Battle of Timor (1942)]
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Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
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.
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B.
New Guinea campaign
The New Guinea campaign was a major World War II military operation in which Allied forces fought Japanese troops for control of New Guinea, playing a crucial role in halting Japan’s southward expansion in the Pacific.
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C.
Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
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Northern Solomons campaign
The Northern Solomons campaign was a series of World War II Allied operations in the northern Solomon Islands aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul and securing control of the South Pacific.
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E.
Battle of Tulagi
The Battle of Tulagi was a World War II engagement in August 1942, part of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which U.S. forces seized the Japanese-held island of Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Timor (1942) Target entity description: The Battle of Timor (1942) was a World War II campaign in which Allied forces, including Australian and Dutch troops, conducted a prolonged guerrilla resistance against Japanese occupation on the island of Timor.
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A.
Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
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.
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B.
New Guinea campaign
The New Guinea campaign was a major World War II military operation in which Allied forces fought Japanese troops for control of New Guinea, playing a crucial role in halting Japan’s southward expansion in the Pacific.
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C.
Battle of Cape Gloucester
The Battle of Cape Gloucester was a World War II campaign in late 1943–early 1944 in which U.S. Marines seized a key Japanese airfield and positions on New Britain as part of the Allied advance in the Pacific.
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D.
Northern Solomons campaign
The Northern Solomons campaign was a series of World War II Allied operations in the northern Solomon Islands aimed at isolating the major Japanese base at Rabaul and securing control of the South Pacific.
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E.
Battle of Tulagi
The Battle of Tulagi was a World War II engagement in August 1942, part of the Guadalcanal campaign, in which U.S. forces seized the Japanese-held island of Tulagi in the Solomon Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II campaign
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Timor (1942)
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surface form:
Timor campaign (1942–1943)
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| belligerent |
Allied forces
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Australia ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Dutch East Indies ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands East Indies
Portuguese colonial authorities ⓘ |
| casualties |
hundreds of Australian and Dutch troops killed or captured
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significant Japanese casualties from guerrilla warfare ⓘ thousands of Timorese civilians killed ⓘ |
| combatantStrength |
approximately 1,400 Allied troops at outset
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several thousand Japanese troops ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
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Japan ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Portugal ⓘ |
| endDate | 1943-02-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Allied evacuation of remaining commandos in 1943 ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
caused severe suffering and reprisals against Timorese civilians
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demonstrated effectiveness of small-unit guerrilla operations against larger occupying forces ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryUnit |
2/2nd Independent Company
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2/40th Battalion (Australia) ⓘ Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment ⓘ Japanese 3rd Special Base Force ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese 3rd Yokosuka Special Naval Landing Force
Portuguese Timorese militia ⓘ Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ Lark Force ⓘ
surface form:
Sparrow Force
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| location |
Dutch Timor
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Timor-Leste ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Timor
Timor ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Colonel Sadashichi Doi
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Lieutenant Colonel William Leggatt ⓘ Major Alexander Spence ⓘ Major Bernard Callinan ⓘ Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura ⓘ
surface form:
Rear Admiral Shōji Nishimura
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| partOf |
Pacific War
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Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre of World War II
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| result |
Japanese occupation of Pacific islands
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surface form:
Japanese occupation of Timor
Japanese victory ⓘ prolonged Allied guerrilla campaign ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-02-19 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Portuguese officials sympathetic to Allies
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local Timorese population ⓘ |
| tacticUsed |
guerrilla warfare
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hit-and-run attacks ⓘ intelligence gathering behind enemy lines ⓘ |
| theatre | Lesser Sunda Islands campaign ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Timor (1942) Description of subject: The Battle of Timor (1942) was a World War II campaign in which Allied forces, including Australian and Dutch troops, conducted a prolonged guerrilla resistance against Japanese occupation on the island of Timor.
Referenced by (2)
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