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of Allied and

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forces during the

Borneo campaign The Borneo campaign or Second Battle of Borneo was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II to liberate Japanese-held British Borneo and Dutch Borneo. Designated collectively as Operation Oboe, ...

of 1945. As the campaign was fought in three geographically separate areas and the same air and naval units supported more than one of these battles the order of battle is split into the three areas.

Summary order of battle

Allied forces

*General Headquarters

South West Pacific Area South West Pacific Area (SWPA) was the name given to the Allied supreme military command in the South West Pacific Theatre of World War II. It was one of four major Allied commands in the Pacific War. SWPA included the Philippines, Borneo, the ...

**Allied Land Forces ***

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**** Australian 7th Division ****

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**Allied Air Forces *** Advanced RAAF Command ****

Australian First Tactical Air Force The Australian First Tactical Air Force (No. 1 TAF) was formed on 25 October 1944 by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Its purpose was to provide a mobile force of fighter and ground attack aircraft that could support Allied army and n ...

**** United States Thirteenth Air Force **Allied Naval Forces *** Seventh Amphibious Force **** Amphibious Group Six

Japanese forces

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(Saigon) ** Japanese Seventh Area Army *** Japanese 37th Army **** 56th Independent Mixed Brigade (Brunei) **** 71st Independent Mixed Brigade (Kuching) **** 25th Independent Mixed Regiment (North Borneo) ****455th Independent Infantry Battalion (Balikpapan) ****553rd Independent Infantry Battalion (Miri) ****554th Independent Infantry Battalion (Sandakan) ****774th Independent Infantry Battalion (Tenom) ****Army-Navy Headquarters Tarakan ****22nd Special Naval Base Force (Balikpapan) * Japanese 3rd Air Army (Singapore) **Japanese 10th Independent Flying Brigade ***83rd Flying Regiment

Battle of Tarakan (1945)

Allied units ("Oboe One Force")

Ground forces

* 26th Brigade Group (detached from

) ** 2/23rd Infantry Battalion ** 2/24th Infantry Battalion ** 2/48th Infantry Battalion ** 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion (fought as

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) ** 2/4th Cavalry Commando Squadron ** C Squadron, 2/9th Armoured Regiment ( Matilda II tanks) ** D Company, 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion ** 2/7th Field Regiment (

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guns) ** 53rd Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment ** 2/13th Field Company ** 2nd Field Company ** 2/12th Field Ambulance * 2 Beach Group ** 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion ** ''Other units'': *** 2/11th Field Company *** 2 Beach Workshop *** 'B' Royal Australian Navy Commando *** 2nd Australian Army Medical Corps Company

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* 2nd Company, 1st Battalion Netherlands East Indies Army

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* Composite Company, 727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion * Company, 593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Battalion

Air units

* No. 77 (Attack) Wing

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(RAAF) **

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( Kittyhawk) (from 15 May) ** No. 22 Squadron RAAF (

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) (from 4 June) **

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(Beaufighter) (from 4 June) ** No. 31 Squadron RAAF (Beaufighter) * No. 78 (Fighter) Wing RAAF ** No. 75 Squadron RAAF (Kittyhawk) **

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(Kittyhawk) **

No. 80 Squadron RAAF No. 80 Squadron was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fighter squadron that operated during World War II. The squadron was formed in September 1943 and was disbanded in July 1946 after seeing action in the South West Pacific Theatre of the war ...

(Kittyhawk) **

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) * No. 82 (Bomber) Wing RAAF ** No. 21 Squadron RAAF (

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) ** No. 23 Squadron RAAF (B-24) **

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(B-24) *

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Is., Zamboanga from 4 May) **

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( P-38) **

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(P-38) **

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(P-38) * 347th Fighter Group USAAF (

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Is.) **

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(P-38) **

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(P-38) **

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(P-38) *

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USAAF (Palawan Is.) ** 69th Bombardment Squadron (

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) ** 70th Bombardment Squadron (B-25) **

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(B-25) ** 100th Bombardment Squadron (B-25) **

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(B-25) *

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USAAF (

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Is.) **

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) ** 31st Bombardment Squadron (B-24) **

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(B-24) ** 394th Bombardment Squadron (B-24) *

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USAAF (

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Is.) ** 370th Bombardment Squadron (B-24) ** 371st Bombardment Squadron (B-24) ** 372nd Bombardment Squadron (B-24) **

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(B-24) * 868th Bombardment Squadron USAAF (LA

) * Fleet Air Wing 17

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(Palawan Is.) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 128 (VPB-128) (

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) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 106 (VPB-106) (

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) (from 3 May) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 111 (VPB-111) (PB4Y-2 Privateer) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 109 (VPB-109) (PB4Y-2 Privateer with Bat Bombs) (until 6 May) * RAAF ground units on Tarakan during the campaign ** No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight (4

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light aircraft) ** No. 61 Operational Base Unit ** No. 61 Airfield Construction Wing *** No. 1 Airfield Construction Squadron *** No. 8 Airfield Construction Squadron ** No. 2 Aerodrome Security Squadron ** No. 114 Mobile Fighter Control Unit

Naval units

* Covering Group 74.3 **

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s: USS ''Phoenix'', USS ''Boise'', HMAS ''Hobart'' **

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s: USS ''Taylor'', USS ''Nicholas'', USS ''O’Bannon'', , , HMAS ''Warramunga'' * Attack Group 78.1: ** Flagship: USS ''Rocky Mount'' ** Landing ships: 2 LSI ( HMAS ''Manoora'' and HMAS ''Westralia''), 1 AKA ( USS ''Titania''), 1 LSD ( USS ''Rushmore''), 21 LST, 12 LCI, 4 LSM, 12 LCT ** Support: 6 LCS, 4 LCI(R), 2 LCI(M), 2 LCI(D) with four demolition units ** Screen: Destroyers: US Ships ''Waller'', ''Bailey'', ''Bancroft'', ''Philip'', ''Drayton'', ''Smith'', ''Caldwell''; Frigates: HMAS ''Burdekin'', ''Barcoo'', ''Hawkesbury''; Destroyer escorts: USS ''Formoe'', ''Charles E. Brannon''; 1 Motor Torpedo Boat (MTB) tender ( USS ''Wachapreague''), 21

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** Landing craft control unit: 1 PC, 1 LCI(L), 2 LCS ** Minesweeping unit: 1 APD, 11 YMS ** Service unit: 1 AGS, 1 AN, 1 ATR, 1 ATO, 4 LCI(L) equipped for fire fighting and salvage

Japanese units

* Army-Navy Headquarters ** 455th Independent Infantry Battalion *** 1 Company *** 2 Company *** 3 Company *** 4 Company *** Machine Gun Company **2nd Naval Guard Force *** 1 Company *** 2 Company *** Air Defence Unit

Battle of Balikpapan (1945)

Allied units ("Oboe Two Force")

Ground forces

* 7th Australian DivisionLong 1963, p. 507 ** Divisional Units *** 2/7 Cavalry (Commando) Regiment *** 2/1 Pioneer Battalion *** 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion *** B Company 2/1 Guard Regiment (4 platoons) ** Divisional Artillery *** 2/4 Field Regiment (

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gun-howitzers) *** 2/5 Field Regiment (25 pounder guns) *** 2/6 Field Regiment (25 pounder guns) *** 2/2 Tank Attack Regiment ** Divisional Engineers *** 2/4 Field Company *** 2/5 Field Company *** 2/6 Field Company *** 2/9 Field Company *** 2/25 Field Park Company ** 18 Infantry Brigade *** 2/9 Battalion *** 2/10 Battalion *** 2/12 Battalion ** 21 Infantry Brigade *** 2/14 Battalion *** 2/16th Battalion *** 2/27 Battalion ** 25 Infantry Brigade *** 2/25 Battalion *** 2/31 Battalion *** 2/33 Battalion * I Australian Corps units **''(Attached to the 7th Division for operational purposes.)'' *** 1st Armoured Regiment ( Matilda II tanks) *** Armoured Squadron (Special Equipment) (Matilda tank specialist variant) *** 2/1 Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment *** 2 Beach Group **** 2/2 Pioneer Battalion ***** 2/11 Field Company ****** 12 Aust. Light Wireless Section *

** 1 Company, 1 NEI Battalion *

** 727th Amphibian Tractor Battalion (less one company) ** One company, 672nd Amphibian Tractor Battalion ** One boat company, Boat Battalion, 593rd Engineer Boat and Shore Regiment

Air units

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* 79 (General Reconnaissance – Bomber) Wing Royal Australian Air Force (

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) ** No. 2 Squadron RAAF (

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) ** No. 18 (Netherlands East Indies) Squadron (North American Mitchell) * 78 (Fighter) Wing RAAF (from June 30) ** No. 75 Squadron ( Curtiss Kittyhawk) ** No. 78 Squadron (Curtiss Kittyhawk) ** No. 80 Squadron (Curtiss Kittyhawk) ** No. 452 Squadron (

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) * 82 (Bomber) Wing RAAF ** No. 21 Squadron (

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heavy bomber) ** No. 23 Squadron (Consolidated Liberator) ** No. 24 Squadron (Consolidated Liberator) * Detachment, 83 (Army Co-Operation) Wing ** Detachment, No. 4 Squadron (

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) ** Detachment, No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight * Detachment, No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF *

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(Supermarine Spitfire)

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) *** 69, 70, 75, 100, 390 Bombardment Squadrons (

Island) **

(

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) *** 23, 31, 72, 394 Bombardment Squadrons (

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) **

(Consolidated B-24 Liberator) *** 370, 371, 372, 424 Bombardment Squadrons (

Island) ** 868th Bombardment Squadron (Consolidated SB-24 Liberator, LAB: Low Altitude radar Bomb.) flew maritime surveillance patrols **

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fighter) *** 67, 68, 339 Fighter Squadrons (Palawan Island) **

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) (Zamboanga and Palawan) ** 4 Reconnaissance Group (

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and North American B-25 Mitchell) *** 17th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron Det. (Palawan Island) *

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(Consolidated B-24 Liberator) **

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(North American B-25 Mitchell) ***Attached to 42nd Bombardment Group **

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(Consolidated B-24 Liberator) **

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(Consolidated B-24 Liberator)

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) flying from Zamboanga * Marine Air Group 2 (flying from the USN escort carriers) ** Marine Escort Carrier Group 1 (MCVEG-1) on *** VMF-511 ( Goodyear FG-1D Corsair) & Grumman F6F-5N Hellcat ***

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( Grumman TBM-3 Avenger) ** Marine Escort Carrier Group 2 (MCVEG-2) on carrier *** VMF-512 (Goodyear FG-1D Corsair) *** VMTB-143 (Grumman TBM-3 Avenger)

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* Fleet Air Wing 17 (Palawan Island) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 128 (VPB-128) (

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) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 106 (VPB-106) (

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) ** Patrol Bombing Squadron 111 (VPB-111) (Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer) * Navy Escort Carrier Group 40 (CVEG-40) on carrier ** Fighter Squadron 40 (VF-40) (

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) ** Torpedo Squadron 40 (VT-40) (Grumman TBM-3 Avenger)

Naval forces

* Attack Group 78.2 ** Transports: 1 AGC USS ''Wasatch'', 1 CGC, 3 LSI ( HMAS ''Manoora'', HMAS ''Westralia'', HMAS ''Kanimbla''), 1 AKA ( USS ''Titania''), 1 LSD ( USS ''Carter Hall''), 5 APD ( ''Newman'', ''Liddle'', ''Kephart'', ''Lloyd'', ''Diachenko''), 1 LCF(F), 22 LSM, 35 LST, 16 LCI(L),19 LCT, 2 PC, 3 SC ** Close Support: 10 LCS(L) (No. 8, 27, 28, 29, 30, 41, 43, 44, 48, 50), 8 LCI(R) (No. 31, 34, 73, 226, 230, 331, 337, 338), 6 LCI(G) (No. 21, 22, 24, 61, 66, 67), 3 LCI(M) ** Screen: 10 Destroyers (USS ''Robinson'', ''Saufley'', , ''Philip'', ''Bailey'', ''Frazier'', ''Flusser'', ''Drayton'', ''Conyngham'', ''Smith''), 5 Destroyer Escorts (USS ''Chaffee'', ''L.E. Thomas'', ''E.A.Howard'', ''J. Rutherford'', ''Key''), 1 Frigate ( HMAS ''Gascoyne'') ** Minesweeping Group: 1 APD ( ''Cofer''), 3 AM ( ''Sentry'', ''Scout'', ''Scuffle''), 39 YMS, 1 LSM ** Service, Salvage and miscellaneous units: Tugs ''Cable'', ATR-61, ''Pinto'', Oilers ''Chepachet'', ''Sakatonchee'', ''Gualala'', ''Banshee'', Cargo ''Poinsett'', Repair ship ''Creon'' * Covering Force 74 ** Covering Group 74.1 *** Heavy Cruiser: HMAS ''Shropshire'' (from 27 June) *** Light Cruiser: HMAS ''Hobart'' (from 27 June) *** Destroyers: USS ''Metcalf'', ''Hart'' ** Covering Group 74.2 *** Light Cruisers: US Ships ''Montpelier'' (from 15 June), ''Denver'' (from 15 June), ''Columbia'' (from 23 June), ''Cleveland'' (30 June – 1st? July), HNLMS ''Tromp'' (From 19 June) *** Destroyers: ''Conway'', ''Cony'', ''Eaton'', ''Stevens'', ''Killen'', ''Albert W. Grant'' and HMAS ''Arunta'' ** Covering Group 74.3 *** Light Cruisers: US Ships ''Phoenix'' (4–6 July), ''Nashville '' (4–6 July) *** Destroyers: USS ''Charrette'', ''Conner'', ''Bell'', ''Burns'' ** Destroyers: 4 from 15 June, 7 from 27 June. ** High Speed transport: USS ''Schmitt'', ''Kline'' (from 23 June) * United States Navy Escort Carrier Group 78.4: (from 1–3 July) ** Escort Carriers: US Ships ''Suwannee'', ''Block Island'', ''Gilbert Islands'' ** Destroyers: USS ''Helm'' **

Destroyer escort Destroyer escort (DE) was the United States Navy mid-20th-century classification for a warship designed with the endurance necessary to escort mid-ocean convoys of merchant marine ships. Development of the destroyer escort was promoted by th ...

s: USS '' ''Mitchell'', ''Donaldson'', ''Cloues'', ''Lamons'' and ''Kyne'''' * 8 USN PT boats arrived with the tender USS ''Mobjack'' on 27 June, and this force was expanded to two PT boat squadrons (10 and 27) on 6 July.

Japanese units

* IJA 37th Army **432nd, 454th,Long 1963, p. 526 455th, 553rd, 554th, 774th Independent Infantry Battalions **20th, 22nd Independent Machine Gun Battalions **64th Independent AA Gun Company **307th, 332nd Independent Motorcar Company **103rd Field Road Unit **75th Construction Duty Unit **147th Line-of-Communication Hospital **37th Army MP **4th Signal Unit * IJN 22nd Special Base Force **2nd Guard Unit **995th Air Unit **103rd Air Unit **6th Shinyo Unit **2nd Harbor Duty Unit

Notes

References

Australian Official Histories of World War II
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Australian War Memorial The Australian War Memorial is Australia's national memorial to the members of its armed forces and supporting organisations who have died or participated in wars involving the Commonwealth of Australia and some conflicts involving pe ...

, Canberra. ** G. Hermon Gill (1968), ''Royal Australian Navy 1942–45''.

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Samuel Eliot Morison Samuel Eliot Morison (July 9, 1887 – May 15, 1976) was an American historian noted for his works of maritime history and American history that were both authoritative and popular. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1912, and tau ...

(1989), ''The Liberation of the Philippines: Luzon, Mindanao, the Visayas 1944–1945''. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. *

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against Fr ...

(1959), ''Naval Staff History Second World War: War with Japan, Volume VI; The Advance to Japan''. British Admiralty, London. * Peter Stanley (1997), ''Tarakan. An Australian Tragedy''. Allen & Unwin, Sydney.

External links

"Last Battles: The Landings", ''WW2 AustraliaBorneo campaign
at AWM London
Borneo Campaign
at WW2 Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Borneo Campaign (1945) Order Of Battle . World War II orders of battle 1945 in British Malaya 1945 in the Dutch East Indies British Borneo British North Borneo Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies Military history of Malaya during World War II