Operation Lancer was a military operation by Dutch and Australian troops on Timor during World War II . 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 guerrilla 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 special operations of the Second World War
Timor,
Operation Mackerel (1942)Operation Tiger (Java) (1942)Operation Lion (1942)Operation Flounder (1942)Operation Ambon (1942, abandoned)
Operation Walnut (1942-43)Operation Lancer (1942)Operation Lizard (1942–43)Operation Lagarto (1943)Operation Cobra (1943)Operation Adder (1944)Operation Mugger (1944, incomplete)Operation Hornet (1944)
Operation Bat & Apache (1944)
Operation Wasp (1944)
Operation Gnat (1944)
Operation Flea (1944, abandoned)
Operation Louse (1944, abandoned)
Operation Sounder (1944, abandoned)Operation Sunfish (1945)Operation Sunable (1945)Operation Sunbaker (1945)Operation Suncharlie (April 1945)Operation Sundog (1945)
Operation Blackfish (1945, abandoned)
Operation Blackbird (1945, abandoned)Operation Sunlag (1945)Operation Lagartout (1945)
Operation Brim (1945)Operation Pigeon (1945, abandoned)Operation Suncob (1945)Operation Salmon (1945)
Operation Carp (1945, abandoned)
Operation Cod (1945, abandoned)
Operation Starfish (1945)Operation Binatang (1945)Operation Anchovy (1945, abandoned)
Operation Groper (1945)Operation Demo (1945) New Guinea
Salamaua Raid (1942)Heath's Farm Raid (1942)Mubo Raid (1942)Operation Cockroach (1942, abandoned)
Operation Beetle (1942)
Operation Ladybird (1942)
Operation Spider (1942, abandoned)
Operation Wasp (1942, abandoned)
Operation Tick (1942)
Operation Bug (1942)
Operation Locust (1943)Operation Oaktree (1942–44)Operation Whiting (1943)Operation Scorpion (1943)Operation Mosstroops (1943)
Operation Menzies (1944)
Operation Perch (1944)
Operation Reaper (1944)
Operation Silver (1944)
Operation Gold (1944)
Operation Copper (1944)Operation Vokeo (1944)
Operation Crayfish (1944)Operation Falcon (1944)
Operation Phoenix (1944)
Operation Rose
Operation Dodo
Operation Moa
Operation Lennon
Operation Socrates
Operation Flathead Borneo Celebes and
Operation Giraffe
Operation Crane
Operation Shril
Operation Magpie
Operation Raven
Operation Garnish
Operation Opossum (1945)Operation Swallow
Operation Swift
Operation Finch (1945) Malaya and
Operation Jaywick (1943)Operation Rimau (1944–45)Operation Politician-Optican
Operation Gunard
Operation Crocodile
Operation Carpenter
Operation Period
Operation Oblivion Other
Operation Sabre (1945)Operation Apple (1945)
Operation Turnip
Operation Potato
Operation Goldfish
Operation Pine Needle
Operation Trout
Operation Shark
Operation Carrot
Operation Radish
Operation Asparagus
Operation Bream
Operation Robin
Operation Stallion
Mission 204 (or 'Tulip Force') (1942–43)Operation Source (1943)Operation Guidance (1944) Proposed Other Netherlands
Dutch East Indies Commando raids of the Second World War
Sumatra Java Celebes Moluccas Timor New Guinea