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Battle of Labuan

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/June 10, 2015 by — Chris Woodrich (talk) 06:54, 27 May 2015 (UTC)



The Battle of Labuan was an engagement fought between Allied and Japanese forces on the island of Labuan off Borneo during June 1945. It formed part of the Australian invasion of North Borneo, and was initiated by the Allied forces as part of a plan to capture the Brunei Bay area. Following several weeks of air attacks and a short naval bombardment, the 24th Brigade landed on Labuan during 10 June. The Australians quickly captured the island's harbour and main airfield. The greatly outnumbered Japanese garrison was mainly concentrated in a fortified position, and offered little resistance to the landing. The initial Australian attempts to penetrate the Japanese position were not successful, and the area was subjected to a heavy bombardment. A Japanese raiding force also attempted to attack Allied positions on 21 June, but was defeated. Later that day, Australian forces assaulted the Japanese position. Australian patrols subsequently killed or captured the remaining Japanese troops on the island. A total of 389 Japanese personnel were killed on Labuan and 11 were captured. Australian casualties included 34 killed. After securing the island, the Allies developed Labuan into a significant base and provided assistance to thousands of civilians who had been rendered homeless by the pre-invasion bombardment. Following the war, a major Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery was established on Labuan.
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 * Promoted: 13 May 2015
 * Reasons for nomination: 10 June will be the 70th anniversary of the start of this battle
 * Support as nominator. Nick-D (talk) 11:11, 17 May 2015 (UTC)
 * Support This is a great article. Hawkeye7 (talk) 19:52, 18 May 2015 (UTC)