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The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 20 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel—known as Sparrow Force—predominantly from Australia, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands East Indies.

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  • The Battle of Timor occurred in Portuguese Timor and Dutch Timor during the Second World War. Japanese forces invaded the island on 20 February 1942 and were resisted by a small, under-equipped force of Allied military personnel—known as Sparrow Force—predominantly from Australia, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands East Indies.
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  • Battle of Timor
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  • United Kingdom:
  • Australia:
  • 151 dead (Sparrow Force)
  • 5 dead(The Sparrows)
  • Netherlands:
  • about 300 dead
combatant
  • Australia
  • Netherlands
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Empire of Japan
  • European and Timorese Portuguese volunteers
  • Timorese and Javanese volunteers (Black Columns)
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  • Alliedstrategic victory
  • Japanesetactical victory
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  • 500
  • (peak February 1942)
  • (peak October 1942)
  • ~ 1,000 commandos
  • ~ 12,000 (peak late 1942)
  • ~ 2,050 strong garrison
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