Operation Lancer was a military operation by Dutch and Australian troops on Timor during World War Two.
Lancer Force was the name of Australian troops used to replace Sparrow Force.[1][2]
Around 60 men from the KNIL were to be inserted onto Timor by the Australian navy to undertake guerilla warfare against the Japanese. Australian ships were constantly attacked by Japanese planes and on 1 December 1942 HMAS Armidale was sunk with heavy loss of life; most of the survivors died.[3]
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Australian Commando raids of the Second World War
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| New Guinea |
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- Townsville raid (1943)
- Operation Copper (1945)
- Operation Opossum (1945)
- Operation Walnut
- Operation Apple (1945)
- Operation Lion
- Operation Apricot
- Operation Flounder
- Operation Firtree
- Operation Turnip
- Operation Salmon
- Operation Mackerel
- Operation Tiger
- Operation Poppy
- Operation Parsnip
- Operation Potato
- Operation Goldfish
- Operation Pine Needle
- Operation Crayfish
- Operation Trout
- Operation Shark
- Operation Carrot
- Operation Radish
- Operation Asparagus
- Operation Bream
- Operation Binatang
- Operation Carpenter
- Operation Crane
- Operation Crocodile
- Operation Finch
- Operation Giraffe
- Operation Magpie
- Operation Menzies
- Operation Politician
- Operation Raven
- Operation Robin
- Operation Shrill
- Operation Squirrel
- Operation Stallion
- Operation Starfish
- Operation Swallow
- Operation Swift
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