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The Battle of Manado was a battle of the Pacific Theatre of World War II. It occurred at Manado (also spelled Menado) on the Minahasa peninsula on the northern part of the island of Celebes (now known as Sulawesi), from 11–13 January 1942 as an attempt to open a passage to attack Australia through the eastern part of Dutch East Indies. ==Defences in Manado== The Dutch force at Manado area numbered approximately 1,500 men under command of Major B.F.A. Schillmöller. *''Compagnie Menado''; a native unit 188 men strong. This company was reinforced with two or three Vickers machine-gun sections and was commanded by Captain W.F.J. Kroon. *''Mobiele Colonne''; this mobile unit had about 45 men and was commanded by Sergeant-Major A.J. ter Voert. It was intended to be used against Japanese paratroopers. *''Reserve Korps Oud Militairen'' (RK); this unit was made up from five companies of retired KNIL personnel with an average age of over 50 and was commanded by Captain W.C. van den Berg. *''Kort Verband Compagnie'' (KV) of nine brigades〔 under the command of Captain J.D.W.T. Abbink. *''Europese Militie en Landstorm Compagnie (European Militia)''; about 200 men strong but poorly trained. Commanded by 1st Lieutenant F. Masselink. *''Menadonese Militie Compagnie (Native Militia)''; about 400 native troops under the command of Captain J.H.A.L.C. de Swert. *''Stadswacht'' (Home Guard); about 100 men strong armed with old hunting rifles and commanded by 1st Lieutenant M.A. Nolthenius de Man. *Two artillery guns ( Lang 35 Model 1902) *Three very old naval guns; placed on trucks, they were used to defend Lake Tondano. With such a limited force, Major Schillmöller had to defend the airfields at Langoan (Langowan) (Manado II) and at Mapanget (Manado I), the naval base at Tasoeka and Manado.〔 〔 Ben Schillmoller photo courtesy Schillmoller family 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Manado」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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