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Battle of Borneo (1941–1942)

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1922:, Japanese planes were seen making reconnaissance flights over Miri. The Brooke government decided on a complete destruction of oilfields and airfields in Miri. Shell company officials received orders to carry out the Denial Scheme on 8 December 1941. In the evening on the same day, the task was completed. All producing oil wells were sealed up with vital equipment and machinery dismantled and shipped off to Singapore. Skilled workers and important company papers also went along with the equipment and sent to Singapore. The Punjab Regiment and several officials were sent to guard Kuching. On 16 December 1941, 9 days after the Pearl Harbor bombing, Japanese troops consisting of 10,000 men landed on Tanjung Lobang Beach, Miri without much resistance. However, on 17 December 1941, a Dutch 1716: 391: 491: 6310: 288: 416: 442: 366: 2535: 90: 6316: 6170: 514: 523: 429: 503: 377: 469: 455: 403: 1611: 1388: 1182: 152: 49: 1369:, Borneo was a prime target for Japan, and a very poorly guarded one. Chronically short of natural resources, Japan needed an assured supply of fuel to achieve its long-term goal of becoming the major power in the Pacific. Borneo also stood on the main sea routes between Java, Sumatra, Malaya and Celebes. Control of these routes were vital to securing the territory. 1449: 2068:
At about 16:40 on 25 December, Japanese troops successfully captured Kuching airfield. The Punjab regiment retreated through the jungle to the Singkawang area. After Singkawang was secured as well on 29 December, the rest of the British and Dutch troops retreated southward further into the jungle,
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The invasion of Borneo was part of a large Japanese invasion in the Pacific, which starting on December 7, 1941 attacked or invaded the United States, Great Britain, and Thailand, including territories in Burma, Malaya, and the Pacific. Previously, they had only been at war with China, even though
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and nearby airfields. The convoy escaped detection and, at dawn on 16 December 1941, two landing units secured Miri and Seria, encountering very little resistance from British forces. A few hours later,
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The Dutch forces had an important airfield near the border of British Malaysia (Sarawak) called "Singkawang II", which was defended by about 750 Dutch troops. On 25 November, five
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was beached to prevent her from sinking, and another transport was less seriously damaged. The rest of the troops were able to land. Although 2nd Battalion,
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On 24 and 28 December, B-10 bombers from a different unit flew missions against Kuching from Singapore, Sembawang. On 26 December, B-10s operating out of
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Dutch Martin B-10 bombers attacked Japanese shipping from their base, 'Singkawang II' at Miri, on 17 December, but their attempt failed. The three
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tribesmen. Altogether these forces were commanded by British Lieutenant Colonel C.M. Lane and was known as "SARFOR" (Sarawak Force).
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were taken by the Japanese Navy following attacks from east and west. The town of Pontianak was finally occupied by the
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under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Genzo Watanabe (standing on top in the left) inside a transport ship heading to
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near Miri. Despite rich oil supplies, the Sarawak region had no air or sea forces to defend it. Only in late 1940 did
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on 23 December since Singkawang II airfield was discovered by the Japanese, who began attacking it the same day.
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on 29 January 1942. After ten weeks in the jungle-covered mountains, Allied troops surrendered on 1 April 1942.
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30 miles (48 km) north of Kuching, becoming the first Allied submarine in the Pacific to sink a warship.
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Meanwhile, on 31 December 1941, the force under Lieutenant Colonel Watanabe moved northward to occupy
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garrison, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Dominicus Mars, numbering approximately 500 men.
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followed up with their own attack, but one was shot down, possibly by a floatplane from
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Anti-Aircraft Battery (two 40 mm (1.57 in) guns) plus some AA machine-guns
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fighter planes arrived for local defence, followed in the beginning of December by
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Additional Japanese troops landing off the west coast of British North Borneo in
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was lost with all hands during the day by a torpedo from Japanese submarine
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Rising Sun, Falling Skies: The disastrous Java Sea Campaign of World War II
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surrendered British North Borneo and was interned with other staff.
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infiltrated the convoy and began its attack. The army transports
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they had signed the tripartite act with Nazi Germany and Italy.
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Dutch forces in West Borneo consisted of the following units:
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The Name of Brooke: The End of White Rajah Rule in Sarawak
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island and concentrated mainly on the subjugation of the
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WWII battle between Japanese and Dutch and British forces
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The White Rajahs: A History of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946
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Defence in Singkawang and Pontianak (Dutch East Indies)
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came ashore on 16 December 1941, nine days after the
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Part of the Japanese force was allocated to capture
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1724: 1684:Japanese 18th Division 1518:attack on Pearl Harbor 1457: 1300:and the 85,000-strong 1298:Royal Netherlands Navy 1283:crown colony of Labuan 1136:forces for control of 483:Commanders and leaders 6260:Battle of Wake Island 6255:Battle of Guam (1941) 5756:Second Battle of Guam 5652:Bengal famine of 1943 5622:Second Battle of Kiev 5578:Battle of the Dnieper 5283:Battle of Wake Island 5155:East African campaign 5097:Battle of South Henan 4742:atrocities by Germans 4515:Korean Volunteer Army 3496:Occupation of Germany 3250:Music in World War II 1718: 1451: 1156:that was part of the 639:Japanese offensives, 577:Casualties and losses 6625:February 1942 events 6615:December 1941 events 6437:Day of Infamy speech 6401:Battle of Kota Bharu 6042:Surrender of Germany 5520:Battle of West Hubei 5477:Guadalcanal campaign 5447:Battle of Stalingrad 5373:Battle of Madagascar 4147:Albania protectorate 3934:(formerly Swaziland) 3643:Wehrmacht war crimes 3459:Expulsion of Germans 3243:Art and World War II 3141:British contribution 3090:Governments in exile 2712:Sultanate of Sarawak 2058:Charles Robert Smith 2000:15th Punjab Regiment 1905:Kawaguchi Detachment 1633:improve this section 1541:Dutch Naval Aviation 1530:Brewster 339 Buffalo 1495:15th Punjab Regiment 1491:Robert Brooke-Popham 1410:improve this section 1204:improve this section 508:Robert Brooke-Popham 170:improve this article 6620:January 1942 events 6250:Battle of Hong Kong 6132:Potsdam Declaration 6021:Italy (Spring 1945) 5784:Liberation of Paris 5241:Siege of Sevastopol 4259:(until August 1944) 4162:Wang Jingwei regime 3984:from September 1943 3944:from September 1944 3882:from September 1944 3742:Romanian war crimes 3733:Persecution of Jews 3719:Croatian war crimes 3689:Japanese war crimes 3503:Occupation of Japan 3452:First Indochina War 3164:Military production 3076:Declarations of war 2854:Colony of Singapore 2834:Straits Settlements 2640:Keningau Oath Stone 2470:Japanese occupation 1851:and the destroyers 1267:Sultanate of Brunei 870:Andaman and Nicobar 594:1 transport damaged 592:1 transport beached 558:1,000 Sarawak Force 6300:Invasion of Borneo 6280:Bombing of Rangoon 6125:Surrender of Japan 5958:Battle of Iwo Jima 5807:Belgrade offensive 5220:Siege of Leningrad 5104:Battle of Shanggao 5033:British Somaliland 4998:Dunkirk evacuation 4949:Norwegian campaign 4887:Invasion of Poland 4714:Japanese prisoners 3682:Italian war crimes 3613:British war crimes 3528:Soviet occupations 3312:South-West Pacific 3199:Allied cooperation 3157:Military equipment 2875:20-point agreement 2870:Cobbold Commission 2766:18-point agreement 2761:Cobbold Commission 2633:20-point agreement 2628:Cobbold Commission 2497:Malaysia Agreement 2307:MiriResortCity.com 1833:Kiyotake Kawaguchi 1725: 1723:, 14 January 1942. 1673:Kiyotake Kawaguchi 1458: 1321:the fall of France 1162:Kiyotake Kawaguchi 586:1 minesweeper sunk 545:1 submarine chaser 496:Kiyotake Kawaguchi 6630:March 1942 events 6595:History of Borneo 6590:Conflicts in 1942 6585:Conflicts in 1941 6485: 6484: 6199: 6198: 6157: 6156: 6000:Battle of Okinawa 5899:Burma (1944–1945) 5733:Mariana and Palau 5513:Tunisian campaign 5338:Fall of Singapore 5262:Fall of Hong Kong 5005:Battle of Britain 4858:Operation Himmler 4767: 4766: 4431:Dutch East Indies 4074:Southern Rhodesia 3826: 3825: 3726:Genocide of Serbs 3629:German war crimes 3606:Soviet war crimes 3599:Allied war crimes 3445:Division of Korea 3424:Chinese Civil War 3222:Strategic bombing 3134:Manhattan Project 2908: 2907: 2890:Federal territory 2559:Sultanate of Sulu 2303:"Decline and War" 2260:978-1-84162-390-0 2233:978-1-4488-4795-2 2206:978-0-19-580474-4 2112:The War in Malaya 1669: 1668: 1661: 1601:Imperial Japanese 1551:, was located in 1487:Air Chief Marshal 1446: 1445: 1438: 1328:French Indo-China 1244:Dutch East Indies 1240: 1239: 1232: 1158:Dutch East Indies 1134:Japanese Imperial 1125: 1124: 953: 952: 803:Dutch East Indies 605: 604: 590:2 transports sunk 584:2 destroyers sunk 547:1 seaplane tender 475:Dutch East Indies 353: 352: 264: 263: 256: 246: 245: 238: 220: 144: 143: 136: 81: 16:(Redirected from 6637: 6472:HMS Peterel sunk 6467:USS Wake capture 6447:Malayan campaign 6396:Battle of Kampar 6318: 6312: 6226: 6219: 6212: 6203: 6192: 6185: 6178: 6175:World portal 6173: 6172: 6148: 6141: 6134: 6127: 6118: 6111: 6104: 6095: 6088: 6081: 6074: 6067: 6060: 6051: 6044: 6037: 6035:Prague offensive 6030: 6028:Battle of Berlin 6023: 6016: 6009: 6002: 5995: 5988: 5981: 5974: 5972:Vienna offensive 5967: 5960: 5953: 5951:Battle of Manila 5946: 5926: 5917: 5908: 5901: 5892: 5885: 5878: 5871: 5864: 5857: 5850: 5841: 5832: 5825: 5816: 5809: 5802: 5795: 5786: 5779: 5772: 5765: 5758: 5751: 5744: 5735: 5728: 5719: 5710: 5701: 5694: 5692:Korsun–Cherkassy 5687: 5676: 5654: 5645: 5638: 5631: 5624: 5617: 5610: 5603: 5594: 5587: 5580: 5573: 5564: 5557: 5550: 5543: 5536: 5534:Bombing of Gorky 5529: 5522: 5515: 5495: 5488: 5479: 5472: 5465: 5456: 5449: 5442: 5435: 5424: 5417: 5410: 5403: 5401:Battle of Midway 5396: 5389: 5387:Battle of Gazala 5382: 5375: 5368: 5361: 5354: 5347: 5340: 5320: 5313: 5306: 5299: 5297:Battle of Borneo 5292: 5290:Malayan campaign 5285: 5278: 5271: 5264: 5257: 5250: 5243: 5236: 5234:Bombing of Gorky 5229: 5227:Battle of Moscow 5222: 5215: 5208: 5201: 5194: 5187: 5171: 5164: 5157: 5150: 5143: 5136: 5127: 5120: 5113: 5106: 5099: 5079: 5070: 5063: 5056: 5049: 5042: 5035: 5028: 5021: 5014: 5007: 5000: 4993: 4991:Battle of France 4986: 4979: 4972: 4965: 4958: 4951: 4931: 4924: 4917: 4910: 4903: 4896: 4889: 4867: 4860: 4853: 4846: 4844:Munich Agreement 4839: 4832: 4823: 4816: 4809: 4800: 4793: 4778: 4760: 4753: 4744: 4737: 4730: 4729:Soviet prisoners 4723: 4716: 4709: 4700: 4693: 4684: 4677: 4670: 4669:German prisoners 4665: 4645: 4636: 4629: 4622: 4617: 4610: 4603: 4596: 4589: 4582: 4575: 4568: 4561: 4554: 4547: 4540: 4533: 4526: 4517: 4510: 4503: 4496: 4489: 4482: 4475: 4468: 4461: 4454: 4447: 4440: 4433: 4426: 4419: 4412: 4405: 4398: 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624: 617: 608: 601:1 submarine sunk 597:2,300 casualties 539:2 heavy cruisers 526: 525: 517: 516: 506: 505: 504: 494: 493: 492: 473: 471: 470: 459: 457: 456: 445: 444: 443: 433: 431: 430: 420: 418: 417: 407: 405: 404: 394: 393: 381: 379: 378: 369: 368: 332:Japanese victory 306: 305: 290: 269:Battle of Borneo 266: 259: 252: 241: 234: 230: 227: 221: 219: 178: 154: 146: 139: 132: 128: 125: 119: 114:this article by 105:inline citations 92: 91: 84: 73: 51: 50: 43: 21: 6645: 6644: 6640: 6639: 6638: 6636: 6635: 6634: 6490: 6489: 6486: 6481: 6420: 6391:Battle of Jitra 6386:Battle of Gurun 6372: 6319: 6313: 6304: 6233: 6230: 6200: 6195: 6188: 6181: 6167: 6165: 6153: 6144: 6137: 6130: 6123: 6114: 6107: 6100: 6091: 6086:Atomic bombings 6084: 6077: 6070: 6063: 6056: 6047: 6040: 6033: 6026: 6019: 6012: 6005: 5998: 5991: 5984: 5977: 5970: 5963: 5956: 5949: 5942: 5929: 5922: 5911: 5904: 5897: 5888: 5881: 5874: 5867: 5860: 5853: 5844: 5835: 5828: 5819: 5812: 5805: 5798: 5789: 5782: 5777:Eastern Romania 5775: 5770:Warsaw Uprising 5768: 5763:Tannenberg Line 5761: 5754: 5749:Western Ukraine 5747: 5738: 5731: 5722: 5713: 5704: 5697: 5690: 5679: 5670: 5657: 5650: 5641: 5634: 5627: 5620: 5613: 5606: 5599: 5590: 5583: 5576: 5567: 5560: 5553: 5546: 5541:Battle of Kursk 5539: 5532: 5525: 5518: 5511: 5498: 5491: 5482: 5475: 5468: 5459: 5452: 5445: 5438: 5429: 5420: 5413: 5406: 5399: 5392: 5385: 5378: 5371: 5364: 5357: 5352:St Nazaire Raid 5350: 5343: 5336: 5323: 5316: 5309: 5302: 5295: 5288: 5281: 5274: 5267: 5260: 5253: 5246: 5239: 5232: 5225: 5218: 5211: 5204: 5197: 5190: 5176: 5167: 5160: 5153: 5146: 5139: 5134:Anglo-Iraqi War 5132: 5125:Battle of Crete 5123: 5116: 5109: 5102: 5095: 5082: 5073: 5066: 5059: 5054:Eastern Romania 5052: 5045: 5038: 5031: 5024: 5017: 5010: 5003: 4996: 4989: 4982: 4975: 4968: 4961: 4954: 4947: 4934: 4927: 4920: 4913: 4906: 4899: 4892: 4885: 4872: 4863: 4856: 4849: 4842: 4835: 4828: 4819: 4812: 4805: 4796: 4789: 4763: 4756: 4749: 4740: 4733: 4728: 4719: 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3821: 3820: 3819: 3818: 3811: 3808:Rape of Manila 3804: 3797: 3790: 3779: 3764: 3757: 3745: 3738: 3737: 3736: 3729: 3715: 3714: 3713: 3706: 3699: 3685: 3678: 3677: 3676: 3669: 3668: 3667: 3660: 3646: 3639: 3625: 3624: 3623: 3616: 3609: 3594: 3592: 3586: 3585: 3583: 3582: 3579:United Nations 3575: 3568: 3561: 3560: 3559: 3552: 3545: 3538: 3524: 3515: 3506: 3499: 3492: 3485: 3476: 3469: 3462: 3455: 3448: 3441: 3438:Decolonization 3434: 3427: 3419: 3417: 3411: 3410: 3408: 3407: 3400: 3399: 3398: 3384: 3377: 3376: 3375: 3368: 3361: 3347: 3346: 3345: 3338: 3324: 3323: 3322: 3315: 3308: 3301: 3294: 3287: 3272: 3270: 3264: 3263: 3261: 3260: 3253: 3246: 3239: 3232: 3225: 3218: 3211: 3210: 3209: 3202: 3188: 3181: 3174: 3167: 3160: 3153: 3146: 3145: 3144: 3130: 3123: 3122: 3121: 3114: 3111:United Kingdom 3107: 3093: 3086: 3079: 3072: 3065: 3058: 3051: 3050: 3049: 3034: 3032: 3023: 3019: 3018: 3016: 3015: 3008: 3001: 3000: 2999: 2992: 2985: 2973: 2972: 2971: 2957: 2949: 2946: 2945: 2940: 2938: 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1829:Mitakesan Maru 1712: 1709: 1708: 1707: 1704: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1692: 1689: 1686: 1680: 1667: 1666: 1617: 1615: 1608: 1602: 1599: 1598: 1597: 1588: 1579: 1576: 1573: 1567: 1525: 1522: 1462: 1459: 1444: 1443: 1394: 1392: 1385: 1379: 1376: 1374: 1371: 1353:With its rich 1271:British Empire 1252:crown colonies 1238: 1237: 1188: 1186: 1179: 1173: 1170: 1142:Raj of Sarawak 1123: 1122: 1120: 1119: 1114: 1113: 1112: 1107: 1102: 1092: 1087: 1082: 1074: 1069: 1064: 1059: 1054: 1049: 1044: 1039: 1034: 1029: 1024: 1019: 1008: 1007: 998: 995: 994: 985: 983: 982: 975: 968: 960: 951: 950: 948: 947: 942: 937: 932: 927: 922: 917: 912: 907: 902: 897: 892: 887: 882: 877: 872: 867: 862: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 811: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 704: 703: 698: 693: 688: 683: 678: 673: 668: 663: 658: 649: 646: 645: 636: 634: 633: 626: 619: 611: 603: 602: 595: 588:1 collier sunk 579: 578: 574: 573: 570:3 flying boats 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3654: 3653: 3651: 3650:The Holocaust 3647: 3644: 3640: 3637: 3636:forced labour 3633: 3632: 3630: 3626: 3621: 3617: 3614: 3610: 3607: 3603: 3602: 3600: 3596: 3595: 3593: 3591: 3587: 3580: 3576: 3573: 3569: 3566: 3562: 3557: 3553: 3550: 3546: 3543: 3539: 3536: 3532: 3531: 3529: 3525: 3522: 3521: 3516: 3513: 3512: 3507: 3504: 3500: 3497: 3493: 3490: 3489:Marshall Plan 3486: 3483: 3482: 3477: 3474: 3470: 3467: 3463: 3460: 3456: 3453: 3449: 3446: 3442: 3439: 3435: 3432: 3428: 3425: 3421: 3420: 3418: 3416: 3412: 3405: 3401: 3396: 3392: 3391: 3389: 3385: 3382: 3378: 3373: 3369: 3366: 3362: 3359: 3355: 3354: 3352: 3348: 3343: 3342:Eastern Front 3339: 3336: 3335:Western Front 3332: 3331: 3329: 3325: 3320: 3316: 3313: 3309: 3306: 3302: 3299: 3295: 3292: 3288: 3285: 3281: 3280: 3278: 3274: 3273: 3271: 3269: 3265: 3258: 3254: 3251: 3247: 3244: 3240: 3237: 3233: 3230: 3229:Puppet states 3226: 3223: 3219: 3216: 3212: 3207: 3203: 3200: 3196: 3195: 3193: 3189: 3186: 3182: 3179: 3175: 3172: 3171:Naval history 3168: 3165: 3161: 3158: 3154: 3151: 3147: 3142: 3138: 3137: 3135: 3131: 3128: 3124: 3119: 3118:United States 3115: 3112: 3108: 3105: 3101: 3100: 3098: 3094: 3091: 3087: 3084: 3080: 3077: 3073: 3070: 3066: 3063: 3059: 3056: 3052: 3047: 3043: 3042: 3040: 3036: 3035: 3033: 3031: 3027: 3024: 3020: 3013: 3009: 3006: 3002: 2997: 2993: 2990: 2986: 2983: 2979: 2978: 2974: 2969: 2965: 2964: 2962: 2958: 2955: 2951: 2950: 2947: 2943: 2936: 2931: 2929: 2924: 2922: 2917: 2916: 2913: 2900: 2891: 2888: 2883: 2880: 2876: 2873: 2872: 2871: 2868: 2863: 2860: 2855: 2852: 2848: 2845: 2844: 2843: 2840: 2835: 2832: 2827: 2824: 2822: 2819: 2817: 2814: 2813: 2811: 2809: 2803: 2797: 2794: 2789: 2786: 2784: 2781: 2779: 2776: 2774: 2771: 2767: 2764: 2763: 2762: 2759: 2757: 2754: 2752: 2749: 2745: 2742: 2741: 2740: 2737: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2727:Liu Shan Bang 2725: 2723: 2720: 2719: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2709: 2707: 2705: 2699: 2693: 2690: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2666: 2663: 2661: 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