Operation Agas

Operation Agas
Part of the Japanese occupation of North Borneo during World War II
Date March – October 1945 Location Borneo 5°51′04″N 117°55′08″E / 5.8511827°N 117.9187985°E / 5.8511827; 117.9187985 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Australia
Units involved
37th Army (elements)	Z Special Unit
Strength
	44 personnel

Operation Agas was a series of reconnaissance operations carried out by Australia's Z Special Unit in 1945 during the final stages of World War II. This operation was part of the Borneo Campaign, supporting Allied operations to secure North Borneo (present day Sabah). Another closely related operation codenamed Semut was carried out in Sarawak. Both operations combined and relayed their intelligence through the Stallion Project to Australian forces and carried out guerrilla warfare against the Japanese in the region with support of the local population.^[1] A total of five operations were undertaken, commencing in March 1945, continuing up to September and October 1945.