What the records say
- When
- 19 Feb 1942 – 10 Feb 1943
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 10.38° S, 123.63° E
- Description
- 1942 WWII battle in the Pacific Theatre
- War
- World War II
Battle of Timor
1942–1943 WWII battle in Southeast Asia
The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 19 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel—known as Sparrow Force—predominantly from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Dutch East Indies.
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