Battle of North Borneo

June 10 – August 15, 1945

Result Allied victory

Australian forces landed in North Borneo and, with local guerrillas, pushed Japanese troops out of the area now called Sabah. Fighting continued until Japan's surrender.

Overview Contemporaries

Allies

Axis

Australia

United States

Japan

Strength and losses

Strength: c. 29,000–30,000
Killed: 114
Wounded: 221

Units

9th Australian Division 20th Brigade (Australia) 24th Brigade (Australia)

Thirty-Seventh Army (Japan) 56th Independent Mixed Brigade

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