Battle of Tarakan 1316611 217522439 2008-06-06T12:19:24Z Epbr123 1395162 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/81.135.238.128|81.135.238.128]] to last version by 86.137.47.240 ([[WP:HG|huggle]]) '''Battle of Tarakan''' may refer to two actions in the [[Pacific War|Pacific campaign]] of [[World War II]], on the island of [[Tarakan Island|Tarakan]], off the north-east coast of [[Borneo]]: * [[Battle of Tarakan (1942)]], January 11–12, 1942, the Japanese assault on the island, defeating Allied forces there. * [[Battle of Tarakan (1945)]], May 1-25, 1945, the first phase of the Allied campaign to re-take Borneo. {{disambig}}