battle, Cold War

Raid on Kalabakan

Name: Raid on Kalabakan
Location: Kalabakan, Indonesia

Raid on Kalabakan was a battle fought in 1963 at Kalabakan, in what is now Indonesia. It was part of Battle of Tawau. The recorded result: Malaysian victory.

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Fought1963

WhereKalabakan, Indonesia4.417N, 117.493E

OutcomeMalaysian victory

BelligerentsIndonesiaagainstMalaysia

Casualties and losses1 dead and 3 woundedandSecurity Forces: 8 dead and 18 wounded

Part ofBattle of Tawau

Record

Date	1963 (year precision)
Place	Kalabakan, Indonesia 4.417N, 117.493E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Casualties and losses	1 dead and 3 wounded	Security Forces: 8 dead and 18 wounded

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Tarakan 1945, 119 km S
Battle of Tarakan 1942, 119 km S
Operation Claret date unknown, 217 km W
Battle of Beaufort 1945, 220 km NW
Battle of Labuan 1945, 272 km W

Elsewhere in 1963

Raid on Kalabakan is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 106 in present-day Indonesia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q131680990, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Raid on Kalabakan, revision 1370705829, read 2026-11-15, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.