28 Nov 1941
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USS Marblehead arrived at Tarakan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Marblehead | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
8 Dec 1941
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- While at Tarakan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies, USS Marblehead received the alert that Japan had started hostilities. ww2dbase [Marblehead | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
4 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USS Skipjack arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo and took on fuel. ww2dbase [Skipjack | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
10 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Naka arrived at Tarakan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Naka | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
11 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Naka disembarked troops at Tarakan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Naka | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
18 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The Dutch began to destroy oil facilities at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
21 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese Sakaguchi Detachment departed the island of Tarakan for Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. Cruiser USS Boise, cruiser USS Marblehead, and four destroyers departed Koepang, Dutch Timor to intercept; en route, USS Boise hit a rock and USS Marblehead suffered engine trouble, thus the destroyers would sail on by themselves. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
- Naka departed Tarakan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Naka | Tarakan, Borneo | CPC]
23 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- As the Japanese convoy carrying the Sakaguchi Detachment approached Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo, it was attacked by Dutch forces; Dutch submarine K-18 sank Japanese transport Tsuruga Maru, while nine Dutch B-10 bombers, and 20 Dutch Buffalo fighters sank Japanese transport Nana Maru and damaged Tatsugami Maru. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
- Naka protected transports during the invasion of Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Naka | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
24 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
25 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The Japanese conducted a third landing at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo, capturing the airfield at dawn. Dutch defenders began sabotaging bridges before retreating north, where they were ambushed by a Japanese force. Meanwhile, civilians were evacuated by ship at Pontianak, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
28 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese troops landed at Pemangkat, Dutch Borneo. At Balikpapan, part of the assault force for Bandjermasin, the capital of Dutch Borneo, departed by transports. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Pemangkat, Borneo | CPC]
30 Jan 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Naka departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Naka | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
7 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USAAF B-17 bombers from Java, Dutch East Indies unsuccessfully attacked Japanese shipping off Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
- USS S-38 reconnoitered Balikpapan harbor, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [S-38 | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
8 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese troops landed 50 miles southeast of Bandjarmasin, Dutch Borneo and began marching toward the Martapoera airfield. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Bandjarmasin, Borneo | CPC]
20 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese troops massacred 72 Dutch prisoners of war and 2 Dutch civilians at Balikpapan, Borneo, Dutch East Indies by beheading and gunfire for the destruction of oil facilities prior to Japanese occupation. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Borneo | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
25 Feb 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- In the Dutch East Indies, the second of two Japanese invasion fleets for Java departed from Balikpapan, Borneo; the fleet was consisted of 41 troop transports and escorted by 5 cruisers and 16 destroyers. ww2dbase [Dutch East Indies Campaign, Java | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
8 Apr 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Tatsuta Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Borneo and took on fuel. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
10 Apr 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Tatsuta Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
16 Jul 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
18 Jul 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
28 Dec 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Tatsuta Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Borneo and took on fuel. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
31 Dec 1942
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Tatsuta Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Tatsuta Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
29 Sep 1943
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
2 Oct 1943
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
20 Jan 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Submarine USS Tinosa inserted Australian commandos and 5,000 pounds of their equipment onto Turtle Beach near Labian Point on northeastern Borneo as part of Operation Python II. ww2dbase [Tinosa | Labian Point, Borneo | DS]
5 May 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
6 May 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
29 Sep 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
30 Sep 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese hospital ship Hikawa Maru departed Balikpapan, Dutch Borneo. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
20 Oct 1944
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Kumano arrived at Brunei Bay, Borneo as part of Admiral Kurita’s First Raiding Force. ww2dbase [Kumano | Brunei Bay, Borneo | DS]
27 Apr 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Cruisers USS Phoenix, HMAS Hobart, and USS Boise with destroyers USS Nicholas, USS O'Bannon, USS Fletcher, USS Jenkins, USS Taylor, and HMAS Warramunga arrived off Tarakan Island, Borneo, Dutch East Indies and began operations in preparations for the island’s invasion. ww2dbase [Nicholas | Boise | Phoenix | Borneo Campaign | Tarakan, Borneo | DS]
1 May 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- USS Bailey arrived at Tarakan Roads, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. ww2dbase [Bailey | Tarakan, Borneo | DS]
18 Jun 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The US coastal minesweeper YMS-50 was destroyed by the light cruiser USS Denver after striking a Japanese mine during the landings at Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Balikpapan, Borneo | AC]
26 Jun 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The US coastal minesweepers YMS-39 and YMS-365 were mined and sunk off Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Balikpapan, Borneo | AC]
28 Jun 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
1 Jul 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
2 Jul 1945
Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies
- USS Columbia provided naval gunfire support for Australian troops fighting on Borneo. ww2dbase [Columbia | Borneo | CPC]

3 Jul 1945
Dutch East Indies

Dutch East Indies
- Australian troops captured oil fields at Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Borneo Campaign | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]

9 Jul 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- The US Coastal minesweeper YMS-84 struck a mine and sank off Balikpapan, Borneo. ww2dbase [Balikpapan, Borneo | AC]
30 Jul 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Japanese beheaded 144 Dutch prisoners at Samarinda, Borneo, Dutch East Indies, but only after they had been forced to watch their wives being bayoneted or hacked to death with swords, and their children hurled down a mine shaft where all of the bodies were eventually dumped. ww2dbase [Samarinda, Borneo | AC]
16 Oct 1945
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Australian troops and Dutch officials entered Pontianak, Borneo, Dutch East Indies. The population, mostly Chinese in ethnicity, greated the liberators with Chinese national flags rather than the Dutch tricolor. ww2dbase [Pontianak, Borneo | CPC]
22 May 1946
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Balikpapan, Borneo and embarked Japanese personnel. She departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Balikpapan, Borneo | CPC]
23 May 1946
Dutch East Indies
Dutch East Indies
- Allied repatriation ship Hikawa Maru arrived at Samarinda, Borneo and departed later on the same day. ww2dbase [Hikawa Maru | Samarinda, Borneo | CPC]
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