Battle of Kota Bharu
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The Battle of Kota Bharu was a World War II engagement in December 1941 in British Malaya, notable as one of the first major Japanese amphibious landings that marked the beginning of the Malayan Campaign.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II battle
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battle ⓘ |
| airfieldInvolved | Kota Bharu airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airSupport |
Allied air operations from nearby airfields
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Japanese naval aviation support ⓘ |
| attacker | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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British India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy on both sides ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
Brigadier B. W. Key
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Major General Arthur Percival NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Takumi Hiroshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateContext | occurred hours before the attack on Pearl Harbor (local time) ⓘ |
| defender |
Australian forces
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British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defensiveMeasure | British coastal defenses and beach obstacles ⓘ |
| endDate | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Japanese advance southward in Malaya ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | took place along the beaches near Kota Bharu ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Battle of Kota Bahru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChronologyRelation | one of the first major engagements of the Pacific War ⓘ |
| impact | facilitated rapid Japanese advance down the Malayan Peninsula ⓘ |
| involvedUnit |
Imperial Japanese Army 18th Division elements
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Indian 8th Infantry Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force units ⓘ |
| location |
British Malaya
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Kelantan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kota Bharu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first major Japanese amphibious landing in the Malayan Campaign
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one of the first Japanese landings against British Malaya in World War II ⓘ |
| operation | Japanese invasion of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese conquest of Malaya
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Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese naval approach to the coast of Kelantan ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1941-12-08 ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
capture airfields in Kelantan
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secure beachheads in northern Malaya ⓘ |
| tactic |
amphibious assault
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night landing ⓘ |
| theatre |
Pacific War
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South-East Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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