Battle of Banjarmasin

Battle of Banjarmasin
Part of World War II, Pacific War, Dutch East Indies Campaign
First flight from Royal Netherlands East Indies Airways (KNILM) landed at Oelin Airfield, Banjarmasin, 1935.
Date 31 January–10 February 1942 Location Banjarmasin, southern Borneo Island Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Japan
Commanders and leaders
Henry Halkema	Kyōhei Yamamoto Yoshibumi Okamoto
Strength
ca. 500[1]	ca. 1,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Troops deserted, evacuated to Java, or surrendered later on	9 killed or died from sickness 80% (ca. 800) stricken with Malaria

The Battle of Banjarmasin (31 January – 10 February 1942) took place as part of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies. The Japanese conducted a pincer attack from sea and land to capture a strategic airfield in Banjarmasin (old spelling: Bandjarmasin or Bandjermasin) in preparation for the capture of Java Island.