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Date Posted: 18:11:53 09/19/06 Tue
Author: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Japanese Occupation)
Subject: Japanese occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak
In reply to: Copyright © 2004 Malaysia Today 's message, "29. The Japanese Surrender (15 August 1945): Independence Cheated by 48 Hours" on 05:04:13 09/19/06 Tue

Japanese occupation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak
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Throughout much of the Second World War, British Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak were under Japanese occupation.

Contents [hide]
1 Malaya
2 North Borneo
3 Sarawak
4 See also



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Malaya
Further information: Battle of Malaya
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North Borneo
On January 1, 1942, the Japanese army invaded Labuan Island, the beginning of their campaign to capture Borneo. The sole Allied infantry unit on the whole island of Borneo was the Indian Army's 2nd Battalion, 15th Punjab Regiment. For 10 weeks they resisted a Japanese independent brigade, known as the Kawaguchi Brigade, under Major-General Kiyotake Kawaguchi.

Following the Allied surrender, on May 16, 1942, Borneo was under Japanese rule. Under the Japanese occupation, it was divided into two divisions; the west coast including the interior and Kudat was named Sheikai Shiu and the east coast was called Tokai Shiu.

The occupation was resisted by guerilla groups. Among the rebellions were the Kinabalu Guerrillas led by Albert Kwok in the west and another led by Datu Mustapha in the northern part. However, the Kinabalu Guerrillas movement ended with the mass killing of Kwok and its members in Petagas on January 21, 1944.

During 1942-45, Japanese positions on Borneo were bombed by Allied air forces from the South West Pacific Area command, including devastating attacks on Sandakan, Jesselton and Labuan.

On June 10, 1945 the Australian 9th Division began landings at Brunei and at Labuan, preludes to a campaign to retake North Borneo.

The war in North Borneo ended with the official surrender of the Japanese 37th Army by Lieutenant General Baba Masao on Labuan on 10 September 1945.

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Sarawak
Prior to Japanese invasion, the Brooke family fled for Australia.

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See also
Borneo campaign (1945)
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