1941 ⟶ Japan Invades Borneo
Japan invades Borneo.
Year
1941
1942
1945
🗾 Japan Invades Borneo
InvasionSoutheast AsiaBorneoJapanese ExpansionPacific TheaterColonialismResource Acquisition
💣 Japanese Advance in Malaya and Philippines; Hong Kong Threatened
Japanese under General Yamashita continue their push into Malaya. Under General Homma the Japanese forces are firmly established in the northern Philippines. Hong Kong is threatened.⟶
Pacific TheaterInvasionMalayaPhilippinesHong KongJapanese ExpansionMilitary OperationsSoutheast Asia
🏝️ Japanese Advances in Borneo
Japanese advances in Borneo met with little opposition.⟶
BorneoJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationColonialism
🚢 Japan Invades the Dutch East Indies
Japan invades the Dutch East Indies.⟶
Dutch East IndiesIndonesiaJapanese InvasionSoutheast AsiaPacific TheaterMilitary CampaignOccupationColonialismResources
🇦🇺 Australian Troops Land at Balikpapan, Borneo
Australian troops land at Balikpapan, Borneo in the Western Allies' last major land operation of the war.⟶
AustraliaBorneoPacific Theaterinvasionland operationmilitary