Battle of Gemas
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The Battle of Gemas was a World War II engagement in January 1942 during the Malayan Campaign, where Australian forces ambushed advancing Japanese troops in an attempt to slow their drive toward Singapore.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Gemencheh Bridge ambush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | defence of Singapore ⓘ |
| casualtiesAustralian | dozens killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesJapanese | several hundred killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Duncan Maxwell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frederick "Black Jack" Galleghan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hori Motozō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | British Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date |
1942-01-14
ⓘ
1942-01-15 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-01-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Muar (main actions) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| involvedForce |
Australian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistoryOf |
Australia in World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Johor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Australian ambush of Japanese troops at Gemencheh Bridge ⓘ |
| objective | delay Japanese advance toward Singapore ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese invasion of Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malayan Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Gemas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Muar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-01-14 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | temporarily delayed Japanese advance ⓘ |
| tactic |
ambush
ⓘ
bridge demolition ⓘ |
| theatre |
Pacific War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South-East Asian theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Gemencheh River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOnInfrastructure | Gemencheh Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitInvolved |
2/30th Battalion (Australia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
8th Australian Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Imperial Japanese Army 5th Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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