What the records say
- When
- 23 Jan 1942 – 24 Jan 1942
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 1.25° S, 116.82° E
- Description
- 1942 battle of World War II
- War
- World War II
Battle of Balikpapan (1942)
World War II battle on Borneo
The First Battle of Balikpapan took place on 23–25 January 1942, off the major oil-producing town and port of Balikpapan, on Borneo, in the Netherlands East Indies. After capturing mostly-destroyed oilfields at Tarakan, Japanese forces sent an ultimatum to the Dutch that they would be executed if they destroyed the oilfields there, to no avail.
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