Battle of North Borneo
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|conflict=Battle of North Borneo
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|campaign=[[Borneo Campaign (1945)]]
|image=[[Image:N borneo ops 1945.jpg|300px|A map showing the movements of the main Australian infantry units in North Borneo]]
|caption=A map showing the movements of the main Australian infantry units in North Borneo
|date= [[June 16]] [[1945]] - [[August 15]] [[1945]]
|place=[[North Borneo]]
|result=Australian Victory
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|combatant2={{flag|Empire of Japan}}
|commander1=[[Selwyn Porter]]
|commander2=[[Masao Baba]]
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{{Campaignbox Borneo Campaign (1945)}}
The '''Battle of North Borneo''' was fought in June-August, 1945 between [[Australia]]n and [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] forces in [[North Borneo]] (later known as [[Sabah]]) during [[World War II]].
The [[9th Division (Australia)|Australian 24th Brigade]] made a series of landings in North Borneo, beginning on [[June 16]] at [[Weston, Sabah|Weston]], on June 19 at [[Mempakul]], and on June 23 at [[Sabang, Sabah|Sabang]]. Although the landings themselves were unopposed, the Australians encountered fierce resistance further north, beginning on June 27 at [[Beaufort, Sabah|Beaufort]]. The Australian [[9th Division]] were at full strength but armed only with small arms, the Japanese [[114th Division (Imperial Japanese Army)]] were like the [[SS]] of Japan, they were at quarter company strength and heavily armed. The Australian division broke through but encountered a fierce [[Banzai]] charge and some local counter attacks which were easily beaten off.
==See also==
* [[Japanese occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak]]
[[Category:Battles involving Australia|North Borneo]]
[[Category:Battles involving Japan]]
[[Category:British North Borneo]]
[[Category:Military history of Malaysia]]
[[Category:World War II operations and battles of the Southeast Asia Theatre]]
[[Category:1945 in Japan]]
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