Siege of Laha Airfield
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The Siege of Laha Airfield was a brutal World War II engagement on Ambon Island in early 1942, marked by fierce fighting between Japanese and Allied forces and followed by notorious massacres of captured Australian and Dutch troops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Laha Airfield canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Siege of Laha Airfield Context triple: [Battle of Ambon, hasPart, Siege of Laha Airfield]
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A.
Aitape–Wewak campaign
The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.
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B.
Makin Island raid
The Makin Island raid was a 1942 World War II commando assault by U.S. Marine Raiders on Japanese forces in the Gilbert Islands, intended to disrupt enemy operations and gather intelligence.
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C.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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D.
Battle of Labuan
The Battle of Labuan was a World War II amphibious assault in June 1945 in which Australian forces captured the strategically important island of Labuan from Japanese control during the final stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
The Battle of Balikpapan (1945) was a late World War II amphibious assault in Borneo in which Allied forces captured the vital oil port of Balikpapan from Japanese control.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Laha Airfield Target entity description: The Siege of Laha Airfield was a brutal World War II engagement on Ambon Island in early 1942, marked by fierce fighting between Japanese and Allied forces and followed by notorious massacres of captured Australian and Dutch troops.
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A.
Aitape–Wewak campaign
The Aitape–Wewak campaign was a late World War II Allied offensive in northern New Guinea in 1944–45 aimed at clearing remaining Japanese forces from the Aitape and Wewak regions.
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B.
Makin Island raid
The Makin Island raid was a 1942 World War II commando assault by U.S. Marine Raiders on Japanese forces in the Gilbert Islands, intended to disrupt enemy operations and gather intelligence.
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C.
Battle of Pusan Perimeter
The Battle of Pusan Perimeter was a crucial early Korean War engagement in 1950 in which United Nations and South Korean forces halted the North Korean advance in southeast Korea, preventing their defeat and enabling a later counteroffensive.
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D.
Battle of Labuan
The Battle of Labuan was a World War II amphibious assault in June 1945 in which Australian forces captured the strategically important island of Labuan from Japanese control during the final stages of the Pacific War.
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E.
Battle of Balikpapan (1945)
The Battle of Balikpapan (1945) was a late World War II amphibious assault in Borneo in which Allied forces captured the vital oil port of Balikpapan from Japanese control.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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military siege ⓘ |
| aftermath | execution of Allied prisoners at Laha ⓘ |
| airSupport | Japanese naval aviation ⓘ |
| attackingForce |
Japanese 228th Infantry Regiment
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Japanese naval landing forces ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australian Army
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Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription |
heavy Allied casualties
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significant Japanese casualties ⓘ |
| combatType |
infantry assault
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siege warfare ⓘ |
| commanderAttacking | Colonel Kyoji Teshima ⓘ |
| commanderDefending | Lieutenant Colonel John Scott ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian war memorial accounts of the Battle of Ambon ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Australia
ⓘ
Imperial Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
Netherlands ⓘ |
| defendingForce |
Gull Force
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Royal Netherlands East Indies Army garrison ⓘ |
| endTime | 1942-02-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Laha massacre ⓘ |
| groundType | airfield defenses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 1942 Pacific campaigns ⓘ |
| location |
Ambon Island
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Dutch East Indies ⓘ Laha Airfield ⓘ present-day Indonesia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fierce close-quarters fighting
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massacres of prisoners of war ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Laha Airfield ⓘ |
| partOf | Battle of Ambon ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfMassacre |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy personnel
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| precededBy | Japanese landings on Ambon ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Dutch East Indies campaign
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surface form:
Battle of the Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies
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| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1942-01-30 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of air operations around Ambon
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support for Japanese advance in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| theatre |
Pacific War
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Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
South West Pacific theatre
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| victimGroup |
Australian prisoners of war
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Dutch prisoners of war ⓘ |
| warCrimeClassification | mass execution of prisoners of war ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Laha Airfield Description of subject: The Siege of Laha Airfield was a brutal World War II engagement on Ambon Island in early 1942, marked by fierce fighting between Japanese and Allied forces and followed by notorious massacres of captured Australian and Dutch troops.
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