Battle of Tarakan (1942)
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The Battle of Tarakan (1942) was a World War II engagement in which Japanese forces captured the oil-rich Dutch colonial island of Tarakan from the Netherlands East Indies early in the Pacific campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Tarakan (1942) canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | battle ⓘ |
| airSupport | limited Dutch air assets ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Allies of World War II
NERFINISHED
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Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Dutch East Indies campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Empire of Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ Netherlands East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Hendrik Adriaan Boers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyohei Yamamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Shizuo Sakaguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon de Waal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Dutch East Indies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 1942 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1942-01-12 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Makassar Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Netherlands East Indies Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Dutch forces suffered heavy casualties
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Japanese forces suffered relatively light casualties ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early Pacific campaign of World War II ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | Battle of Tarakan (1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | island of Tarakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Borneo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Netherlands East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarakan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalSupport | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of some oil installations by Dutch forces before capture ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Tarakan oil fields
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seizure of Tarakan airfield ⓘ |
| outcome | Japanese control of Tarakan oil resources ⓘ |
| partOf |
Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Japanese landings in Sarawak and Brunei ⓘ |
| result | Japanese victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1942-01-11 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
air base for operations in Borneo and Celebes
ⓘ
oil production ⓘ |
| territorialChange | Japanese occupation of Tarakan ⓘ |
| theatre | Southwest Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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