Battle of Samarinda

Battle of Samarinda
Part of World War II, Pacific War, Dutch East Indies Campaign
Samarinda before the war, along the Mahakam River
Date 29 January–3 February 1942 (last Dutch troops surrendered 8 March) Location Samarinda, eastern Borneo Island Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Netherlands	Japan
Commanders and leaders
G.A.C. Monteiro	Motozō Kume
Strength
ca. 350-400[1]	ca. 1,000[2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Battle of Samarinda (29 January–8 March 1942) was a mopping up operation in the series of the Japanese offensive to capture the Dutch East Indies near Samarinda. After capturing the oil refineries at Balikpapan, Japanese forces advanced north to capture the strategic oil drilling site in and around Samarinda and the oil pipelines that linked both cities.