The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Allied forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One; the Allied …

Jun 24, 2011 · On 30 Apr, commandos and engineers landed to clear beach obstacles. In the morning of 1 May, the Australian main assault force landed west of Tarakan, suffering only …

Dec 15, 2024 · Members of the Australian 2/4th Cavalry Commando Squadron raise the Australian flag over Sadau Island on 30 April 1945. This was the first time Australian troops …

The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Allied forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One. The Allied …

Captured by the Japanese in January 1942, this pillbox was blown up by a bomb blast in the Battle of Tarakan in May 1945. The support points, on which the front is established, were …

The Battle of Tarakan was the first stage in the Borneo campaign of 1945. It began with an amphibious landing by Allied forces on 1 May, code-named Operation Oboe One; the Allied …

The '2 nd Battle of Tarakan' was the battle between Australian and Japanese forces for the oil-rich island of Tarakan off the eastern coast of Borneo (1 May/21 June 1945). This was the first …

Peter Stanley's account of the Battle of Tarakan, in which 240 Australians died in this island off the north-east coast of Borneo, is well-written and scholarly, and may be recommended with …

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), January 11–12, 1942, …

Tarakan was a history-making epic in its’own way. It was the first large-scale operation undertaken by men of the AIF since the landing by their forefathers at Gallipoli. For three of …