Operation Opossum
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Operation Opossum was a World War II raid undertaken by Australia's Z Special Unit in 1945 on the island of Ternate near Borneo to rescue the Sultan of Ternate, Muhammad Jabir Syah.[1]
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Part of the Japanese occupation of British Borneo during World War II | |||||||
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Z Special Unit | |||||||
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Unknown | 13 men | ||||||
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All | 1 killed |
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