BATTLE OF BALIKPAPAN 1942
The Battle of Balikpapan took place between 23-24 January 1942, off the coast of the city and the main oil producing port, Balikpapan, Borneo, the Dutch East Indies. After occupying the oil fields on Tarakan in the Battle of Tarakan, the Japanese forces under Maj. Gen. Shizuo Sakaguchi of the Sakaguchi Detachment advanced to Balikpapan in
the hope that the oil fields would not be destroyed.

PERTEMPURAN BALIKPAPAN 1942
Pertempuran Balikpapan terjadi antara tanggal 23-24 Januari 1942, lepas pantai kota dan pelabuhan produsen minyak utama, Balikpapan, Borneo, Hindia Belanda. Setelah menduduki ladang minyak di Tarakan dalam Pertempuran Tarakan, angkatan Jepang di bawah pimpinan MayJen Shizuo Sakaguchi dari Detasemen Sakaguchi bergerak maju ke Balikpapan dengan harapan ladang minyak itu belum hancur.

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