Operation Semut

Operation Semut
Part of the Japanese occupation of Sarawak during World War II
Major G. S. Carter and Semut 2 team
Date March – October 1945 Location Borneo 4°07′20″N 115°22′50″E / 4.1222539°N 115.3806217°E / 4.1222539; 115.3806217 Result Allied victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan	Australia  United Kingdom  New Zealand
Units involved
37th Army (elements)	Z Special Unit

Operation Semut 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 the part of the Borneo Campaign, and was undertaken in Sarawak, northwestern Borneo, in support of Allied operations to secure North Borneo. Another closely related operation codenamed Agas was carried out concurrently in North Borneo (present day Sabah). 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 the full support of the local population.^[1][2] A total of four operations were undertaken under the auspices of Operation Semut, concluding in September and October 1945.