Battle of Tarakan
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Battle of Tarakan may refer to two actions in the Pacific campaign of World War II, on the island of Tarakan, off the north-east coast of Borneo:
- Battle of Tarakan (1942)Battle of Tarakan (1942)The Battle of Tarakan took place on January 11–12, 1942. Even though Tarakan was only a small marshy island at northeastern Borneo in the Netherlands East Indies, but the 700 oil wells, oil refinery and airfield on it, was one of the main objectives for the Empire of Japan in the Pacific War...
, January 11–12, 1942, the Japanese assault on the island, defeating Allied forces there. - Battle of Tarakan (1945)Battle of Tarakan (1945)The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Australian forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One...
, May 1–25, 1945, the first phase of the Allied campaign to re-take Borneo.