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Operation Semut

Index Operation Semut

Operation SEMUT was a series of reconnaissance operations carried out by Australia's Z Special Unit during World War II as part of the Borneo Campaign at Sarawak, northwestern Borneo. [1]

23 relations: Australian War Memorial, Bario, Battle of North Borneo, Bintulu, Borneo campaign (1945), Folding kayak, G. S. Carter, Halmahera, Kapit, Labuan, Long Akah, Morotai, Mukah, North Borneo, Operation Agas, Pensiangan, Prisoner of war, Sabah, Sarawak, Tenom, Tom Harrisson, World War II, Z Special Unit.

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.

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Bario

Bario is a community of 13 to 16 villages located on the Kelabit Highlands in Miri Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, lying at an altitude of 1000 m (3280 ft) above sea level.

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Battle of North Borneo

The Battle of North Borneo took place during the Second World War between Allied and Japanese forces.

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Bintulu

Bintulu is a coastal town on the island of Borneo in the central region of Sarawak, Malaysia.

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Borneo campaign (1945)

The Borneo campaign of 1945 was the last major Allied campaign in the South West Pacific Area during World War II.

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Folding kayak

A folding kayak is a direct descendant of the original Inuit kayak made of animal skins stretched over frames made from wood and bones.

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G. S. Carter

Major Gordon Senior 'Toby' Carter DSO (20 April 1910 – 1988) was a New Zealand surveyor and road engineer who worked in Sarawak, Borneo prior to World War II for Shell Oil.

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Halmahera

Halmahera, formerly known as Jilolo, Gilolo, or Jailolo, is the largest island in the Maluku Islands.

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Kapit

Kapit is a town and the capital of Kapit District in Kapit Division, Sarawak, Malaysia on the south bank of the Rajang River.

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Labuan

Labuan (Jawi: لابوان), officially the Federal Territory of Labuan (Malay: Wilayah Persekutuan Labuan, Jawi: ولايه ڤرسكوتوان لابوان), is a federal territory of Malaysia.

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Long Akah

Long Akah (also known as Long Aka) is a settlement in interior of the Marudi division of Sarawak, Malaysia, on the upper reaches of the Baram river.

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Morotai

Morotai Island (Pulau Morotai) is an island in the Halmahera group of eastern Indonesia's Maluku Islands (Moluccas).

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Mukah

Mukah is a coastal town which serves as the administrative center of the Mukah District (2,536 square kilometres) in Mukah Division, Sarawak, Malaysia.

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North Borneo

North Borneo (usually known as British North Borneo, also known as the State of North Borneo) was a British protectorate located in the northern part of the island of Borneo.

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Operation Agas

Operation Agas was a series of reconnaissance operations carried out by Australia's Z Special Unit during World War II as part of the Borneo Campaign at North Borneo (present day Sabah).

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Pensiangan

Pensiangan is a small town in the state of Sabah in Malaysia.

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Prisoner of war

A prisoner of war (POW) is a person, whether combatant or non-combatant, who is held in custody by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict.

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Sabah

Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo Island.

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Sarawak

Sarawak is a state of Malaysia.

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Tenom

Tenom (Pekan Tenom) is the capital of the Tenom District in the Interior Division of Sabah, Malaysia.

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Tom Harrisson

Major Tom Harnett Harrisson, DSO OBE (26 September 1911 – 16 January 1976) was a British polymath.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Z Special Unit

Z Special Unit—also known as Special Operations Executive (SOE), Special Operations Australia (SOA) or the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)—was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia.

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GIRAFFE 3, Giraffe 3, Operation GIRAFFE 3.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Semut

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